In the Time of the Butterflies
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In the Time of the Butterflies is a historical novel by Julia Alvarez that fictionalizes the lives and martyrdom of the Mirabal sisters under the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| In the Time of the Butterflies canonical | 5 |
| In the Time of the Butterflies (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In the Time of the Butterflies Context triple: [Julia Alvarez, notableWork, In the Time of the Butterflies]
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A.
La Corregidora
La Corregidora is the popular nickname of Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, a key heroine and conspirator in Mexico’s War of Independence.
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B.
The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits is a landmark magical realist novel that traces the intertwined fortunes of a Chilean family across generations against a backdrop of political upheaval.
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C.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a short novel by Gabriel García Márquez that blends journalism and fiction to reconstruct a foretold murder in a small Latin American town, exploring themes of honor, fate, and collective guilt.
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D.
The Death of Artemio Cruz
The Death of Artemio Cruz is a landmark 1962 novel by Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes that uses fragmented, shifting perspectives to explore power, memory, and corruption in post-revolutionary Mexico.
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E.
Mothers of the Disappeared
"Mothers of the Disappeared" is a somber, politically charged song by U2 that reflects on the suffering of families whose children were abducted by oppressive regimes in Latin America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In the Time of the Butterflies Target entity description: In the Time of the Butterflies is a historical novel by Julia Alvarez that fictionalizes the lives and martyrdom of the Mirabal sisters under the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic.
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A.
La Corregidora
La Corregidora is the popular nickname of Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, a key heroine and conspirator in Mexico’s War of Independence.
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B.
The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits is a landmark magical realist novel that traces the intertwined fortunes of a Chilean family across generations against a backdrop of political upheaval.
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C.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a short novel by Gabriel García Márquez that blends journalism and fiction to reconstruct a foretold murder in a small Latin American town, exploring themes of honor, fate, and collective guilt.
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D.
The Death of Artemio Cruz
The Death of Artemio Cruz is a landmark 1962 novel by Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes that uses fragmented, shifting perspectives to explore power, memory, and corruption in post-revolutionary Mexico.
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E.
Mothers of the Disappeared
"Mothers of the Disappeared" is a somber, politically charged song by U2 that reflects on the suffering of families whose children were abducted by oppressive regimes in Latin America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
In the Time of the Butterflies (film)
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linked to:
In the Time of the Butterflies
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| author | Julia Alvarez ⓘ |
| basedOn |
life of the Mirabal sisters
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real events ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| featuresCharacter |
Dedé Mirabal
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María Teresa Mirabal ⓘ Minerva Mirabal ⓘ Patria Mirabal ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationFormat | television film ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical novel
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historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | retrospective narration by Dedé Mirabal ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin | code name "Las Mariposas" of the Mirabal sisters ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Latin American and Caribbean literature curricula
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women's studies curricula ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Latina literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Mirabal sisters
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feminism ⓘ political repression ⓘ resistance to dictatorship ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | multiple first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of the Trujillo regime
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portrayal of the Mirabal sisters as symbols of resistance ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | one of Julia Alvarez's best-known works ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| publisher | Algonquin Books ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Dominican Republic ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Trujillo dictatorship ⓘ |
| settingCityOrRegion |
Salcedo
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Santo Domingo ⓘ |
| structure | four-part novel ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
courage
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family ⓘ gender and power ⓘ martyrdom ⓘ political resistance ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfFictionalEvents |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ 1960 ⓘ |
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linked to: In the Time of the Butterflies