Parable of the Sower
the new york times bestseller
$22.40
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
26 August 2019
Summary
Parable of the Sower: A Prophetic Vision of Tomorrow
This first EARTHSEED novel by ground-breaking writer Octavia E. Butler feels like a prophetic nod to our current world. If you were glued to THE HANDMAID’S TALE, you’ll love this beautiful new edition of a seminal American classic.
‘If there is one thing scarier than a dystopian novel about the future, it’s one written in the past that has already begun to come true. This is what makes PARABLE…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472263667 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1472263669 |
| Series: | Parable 1 |
| Author: | Octavia E. Butler |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Book Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 26 August 2019 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 22mm |
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If you haven’t read Butler, you don’t yet understand how rich the possibilities of science fiction can be
No novel I’ve read this year has felt as relevant, as gut-wrenching or as essential… If you’ve ever tweeted “All Lives Matter”, someone needs to shove Kindred into your hand, and quickly - The Pool
Octavia E. Butler is one of the most significant literary artists of the twentieth century. One cannot exaggerate the impact she has had across canons - as creators, readers, critics, we’re still wrestling with her extraordinary workOne cannot finish Kindred without feeling changed. It is a shattering work of art - Los Angeles Herald-Examiner[Her] evocative, often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human - New York TimesOctavia Butler was playing out our very real possibilities as humans. I think she can help each of us to do the sameAbout The Author
Octavia E. Butler
OCTAVIA E. BUTLER (1947-2006) was the renowned author of numerous ground-breaking novels, including Kindred, Wild Seed, and Parable of the Sower. Recipient of the Locus, Hugo and Nebula awards, and a PEN Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work, in 1995 she became the first science-fiction writer to receive the MacArthur Fellowship ‘genius grant’. A pioneer of her genre, Octavia’s dystopian novels explore myriad themes of Black injustice, women’s rights, global warming and political and economic disparity, and her work is taught in over two hundred colleges and universities nationwide.
In 2020, Octavia E. Butler became a New York Times bestselling author.
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