<P> In the Time of the Butterflies is a historical novel by Julia Alvarez , relating an account of the Mirabal sisters during the time of the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic . The book is written in the first and third person , by and about the Mirabal sisters . First published in 1994 , the story was adapted into a feature film in 2001 . </P>
when does in the time of the butterflies take place
during the time of the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic