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.
"[Butler] wrote powerfully, imaginatively, and creatively. The
worlds she built were beautiful, harsh, and grim. Her protagonists
were stoic and inspiring. Despite tackling multiple
issues-politics, environment, segregation, religion, social
injustices-her prose was concise. Her stories were powerful and
believable."--SFF World
"A brilliant, endlessly rich dystopian novel that pairs well with
1984 or The Handmaid's Tale, and it's also a fascinating
exploration of how crises can fuel new religious and ideological
movements."--John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of
Turtles All the Way Down (praise for Parable of the Sower)
"Brilliant . . . powerful, moving, and beautifully
written."--Library Journal (starred review)
"Continues and deepens the story [Butler] began five years ago in
Parable of the Sower. . . Butler's narrative skills are
impressive."--New York Times Book Review
"Enthralling...compelling and truly original."--Denver 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
"Impassioned . . . stands out as a testament to the author's
enormous talent."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"In the ongoing contest over which dystopian classic is most
applicable to our time, Octavia Butler's 'Parable' books may be
unmatched."--New Yorker
"One of the finest voices in fiction-period . . . A master
storyteller, 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 Book World
"Splendid . . . provocative . . . a parable that deserves to be
pondered."--The Plain Dealer
"The story of three generations of Olamina women . . . Most
touching in the novel are the friction between generations, the
kinds of faith each generation indulges in, and the new families
that form when traditional ones are splintered."--Los Angeles
Times
"The Earthseed books are instructional in a way that other
apocalypse fictions are not . . . they offer something beyond
practical preparations: a blueprint for adjusting to
uncertainty."--Slate
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