Parable of the Talents
the extraordinary sequel to the bestselling modern classic, Parable of the Sower
$23.50
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
22 September 2026
Summary
A stunning new contemporary edition of Octavia E. Butler’s award-winning sequel to Parable of the Sower. With an introduction by Akwaeke Emezi.
‘Octavia Butler was playing out our very real possibilities as humans’ GLORIA STEINEM
To understand who I am, I must begin to understand who she was.
There are many things Asha needs to know. How her country could embrace a presidential reign of terror and oppression, why the people turned a b…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035441389 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035441381 |
| Author: | Octavia E. Butler |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Book Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 22 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 290g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 36mm |
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About 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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