Understanding Octavia E. Butler
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Understanding Contemporary American Literature
ISBN-10
1643365770
ISBN-13
9781643365770
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Imprint
University of South Carolina Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 30th, 2025
Print length
184 Pages
Weight
296 grams
Dimensions
15.20 x 22.90 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification:
Literary studies: from c 1900 -Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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New insights into the work of an acclaimed science fiction author Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006), a pioneer of science fiction and foremother of Afrofuturism, is among the most influential science fiction writers of all time. Her work blurs the boundaries of commercial genres, exploring themes of race, gender and sexuality, religion, politics, and environment. A recipient of the MacArthur "Genius Grant" and PEN America Lifetime Achievement Award, Butler is best known for her novels Kindred (1979), Parable of the Sower (1993), and Fledgling (2005). In Understanding Octavia E. Butler, Kendra R. Parker surveys Butler's life, career, and major works, highlighting her ongoing interest in Black peoples' pasts, presents, and futures. After a biographical introduction, Parker evaluates Butler's career chronologically and thematically, with chapters covering her engagement with the African American literary tradition, her romance novels, and her nonfiction.
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