OCTAVIA E. BUTLER (–) 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 she became the first science- fiction writer to receive the MacArthur Fellowship ‘Genius Grant’/5(K). · "Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower is a stunner. It's a terrifying vision of a dismal future brought on by the willful ignorance, racism and greed of human beings, and an eerily dangerous parallel to our present path. Ms. Butler gives us a satisfying protagonist in the hypersensitive teenager Lauren, whose courage and wits are an infinite source of inspiration."―Cited by: Four Walls Eight Windows, Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. Signed by Author. Signed and inscribed by Octavia Butler on half title page. Second printing. Hardcover in jacket, price intact on jacket flap. Tiny stain to front end.
Parable of the Sower is a science fiction novel by American writer Octavia E. Butler, the first in a two-book series. „A tree cannot grow in its parents' shadows." — Octavia E. Butler, book Parable of the Sower. Parable of the Sower Summary. Next. Chapter 1. It is the year , the night before Lauren Olamina 's 15th birthday (and Lauren's father 's 55th). Lauren has a dream in which she is teaching herself to fly, but ends up flying into a wall of fire. Later, she and her stepmother, Cory, discuss the fact that now there is no light pollution. Based on the novels Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler, this genre-defying work of political theater featuring a powerhouse ensemble of 20 singers, actors and musicians harnesses years of Black music to give musical life to Butler's acclaimed science fiction novel. Parable of the Sowe r, set in and.
Parable of the Sower is a science fiction novel by American writer Octavia E. Butler. It is an apocalypse science fiction novel that provides commentary on climate change and social inequality. The novel follows Lauren Olamina in her quest for freedom. Several characters from various walks of life join her on her journey north and learn of a religion she has crafted titled Earthseed. In this religion, the destiny for believers is to inhabit other planets. Parable of the Sower was the winner. "Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower is a stunner. It's a terrifying vision of a dismal future brought on by the willful ignorance, racism and greed of human beings, and an eerily dangerous parallel to our present path. Ms. Butler gives us a satisfying protagonist in the hypersensitive teenager Lauren, whose courage and wits are an infinite source of inspiration."―. Parable of the Sower Summary. Next. Chapter 1. It is the year , the night before Lauren Olamina ’s 15th birthday (and Lauren’s father ’s 55th). Lauren has a dream in which she is teaching herself to fly, but ends up flying into a wall of fire. Later, she and her stepmother, Cory, discuss the fact that now there is no light pollution.
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