An Evening with Julia Alvarez & Krystal Quiles | In the Time of the Butterflies

• Wednesday, September 9 @ 5:00 pm
• Lewes Public Library, Lewes, DE

Join the History Book Festival for a special 10th Anniversary event featuring author Julia Alvarez and illustrator Krystal Quiles. This online-only event will feature their graphic novel version of Alvarez’s classic, In the Time of the Butterflies. This event is presented in partnership with Lewes Public Library and and Browseabout Books.

This very first graphic edition of the internationally bestselling modern-day classic about three brave sisters fighting against dictatorship is illustrated by award-winning artist Krystal Quiles. Set during the waning days of Trujillo’s rule in the Dominican Republic, In the Time of the Butterflies was inspired by the true story of the three Mirabal sisters, known as Las Mariposas, or the Butterflies, who were murdered on November 25, 1960, for their part in an underground plot to overthrow the government. First published in 1994, the historical novel went on to receive wide acclaim, being nominated for that year’s National Book Critical Circle Award, adapted into a feature film in 2001 starring Salma Hayek, and selected for the National Endowment for the Arts’ reading program, The Big Read. Today, In the Time of the Butterflies has sold over a million copies in all formats and is known as a modern classic. This magnificently illustrated edition of the novel reintroduces readers to the Mirabal sisters and renders these historical figures as never before seen.

NOTE: this meeting is being conducted through Zoom. You MUST REGISTER to receive instructions for joining the meeting.

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