In the Time of the Butterflies Trivia

The author, Julia Alvarez, moved to the United States from the Dominican Republic in 1960, the same year the Mirabal sisters were killed. (Source)

Julia Alvarez also writes YA books. (Source)

In the Time of the Butterflies is the first novel to deal with the Trujillo era from a female perspective. (Source)

The novel has been adapted into a play—coming to a stage near you! (Source)

The UN chose November 25, the day of the Mirabal sisters' deaths, as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. (Source)