{"product_id":"the-letters-of-minerva-mirabal-and-manolo-tavarez-love-and-resistance-in-the-time-of-trujillo-paperback","title":"The Letters of Minerva Mirabal and Manolo Tavárez: Love and Resistance in the Time of Trujillo - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMinou Tavárez Mirabal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHeather Hennes\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eHeather Hennes\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the first time in English, the stories\u003cbr\u003eof two Dominican national icons in their own words\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003eletters between Dominican revolutionaries Minerva Mirabal Reyes and Manolo\u003cbr\u003eTavárez Justo tell an intimate story of life and love under the brutal\u003cbr\u003edictatorship of Rafael Trujillo, who held power in the nation from 1930 to\u003cbr\u003e1961. Leaders in the 14 of June Movement, Minerva and Manolo were imprisoned\u003cbr\u003emultiple times. Minerva--one of three Mirabal sisters known by the code name\u003cbr\u003e\"Las Mariposas\" (The Butterflies)--was assassinated with her sisters in 1960;\u003cbr\u003eManolo was killed in 1963. This translation and critical edition of their\u003cbr\u003ecorrespondence brings their stories to the English-language readers of the\u003cbr\u003eworld. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaired with commentary from the couple's\u003cbr\u003edaughter, political activist Minou Tavárez Mirabal, these 117 letters and\u003cbr\u003etelegrams span from the first notes Minerva and Manolo exchanged while courting\u003cbr\u003ein law school to the last message Manolo sent to 7-year-old Minou before his\u003cbr\u003emurder. Translator Heather Hennes introduces the collection with a history of\u003cbr\u003ethe Trujillo regime and its opposition, and the book includes a foreword by\u003cbr\u003eMichelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Through\u003cbr\u003ethis volume, readers will discover the human complexities of the iconic and\u003cbr\u003emuch-mythologized \"Butterfly\" Minerva and will appreciate the importance of\u003cbr\u003ethe couple's legacy in the politics and democratic growth of the country today. \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication of this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45654793191526,"sku":"9781683402725","price":65.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/SDJuVnh3UndYWkxtVEFOV0U4T1JkZz09.webp?v=1779573060","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-letters-of-minerva-mirabal-and-manolo-tavarez-love-and-resistance-in-the-time-of-trujillo-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}