Octavia E. Butler
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Octavia E. Butler

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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 disparity, and her work is taught in over two hundred colleges and universities nationwide.
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Parable of the Sower is a groundbreaking work of speculative fiction that has left an indelible mark on the literary world since its publication in 1993. Set in a dystopian near-future ravaged by climate change and social upheaval, the novel follows the journey of Lauren Olamina, a young woman with hyperempathy who founds a new belief system called Earthseed.

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