OCTAVIA E. BUTLERwas a renowned writer who received a MacArthur "Genius" Grant and PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work. She was the author of several award-winning novels including Parable of the Sower, which was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and was acclaimed for her lean prose, strong protagonists, and social observations in stories that range from the distant past to the far future. Sales of her books have increased enormously since her death as the issues she addressed in her Afrofuturistic, feminist novels and short fiction have only become more relevant. She passed away on February 24, 2006.
"Wild Seed is a book that shifted my life . . . It is as epic, as
game-changing, as moving and brilliant as any science fiction novel
ever written."--Viola Davis
"A revolutionary voice in her lifetime, Butler has only become more
popular and influential . . . A generation of younger writers cite
her as an influence, from Jemisin and Tochi Onyebuchi to Marlon
James and Nnedi Okarafor . . .She is now praised as a visionary who
anticipated many of the issues in the news today, from the
coronavirus to climate change to the election of President Donald
Trump."--Associated Press
"An internationally acclaimed science fiction writer whose
evocative, often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of
race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human."--New
York Times
"Brilliant, endlessly rich...pairs well with 1984 or The Handmaid's
Tale."--John Green, New York Times (on Parable of the Sower)
"Butler is one of the finest voices in fiction-period . . . A
master storyteller with a voice that cradles and captivates, Butler
casts an unflinching eye on racism, sexism, poverty and ignorance,
and lets the reader see the terror and beauty of human
nature."--Washington Post
"If we're talking must-read authors like Maya Angelou, James
Baldwin, and Toni Morrison, the one-and-only Octavia Butler needs
be a part of the conversation. The groundbreaking sci-fi and
speculative fiction author was a master of spinning imaginative
tales that introduced you to both the possibilities -- and dangers
-- of the human race, all while offering lessons on tribalism,
race, gender, and sexuality."--O, The Oprah Magazine
PRAISE FOR OCTAVIA E. BUTLER'S NOVELS
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