How Julia Alvarez brought truth to the Mirabal sisters in her novel "In the Time of the Butterflies"
Season 38
Episode 5
About the Episode
Writing "In the Time of the Butterflies," Julia Alvarez felt a responsibility to bring the story of the assassination of the Mirabel sisters to life through her characters, stating that "a novel is the truth according to character."
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