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Parable of the sower
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- Book Synopsis
- Renowned author: Octavia E. Butler is renowned in feminist and science-fiction circlesBased on an award-winning novel: Parable of the Sower was nominated for a Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1995 and was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year in 1994Continuing success: Parable of the Sower follows the 2018 graphic-novel adaptation of Kindred from Abrams ComicArts, which was an instant #1 New York Times bestseller and won the 2018 Eisner for Best Adaptation from Another MediumUpcoming film adaptations: Forthcoming film adaptations of Butler's works by award winner Ava DuVernay (Selma, 13th, A Wrinkle in Time)
- About The Author
- Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006) was a renowned African American author who was awarded a MacArthur "Genius" Grant and PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work. Since her death, sales of her books have increased enormously as the issues she addressed in her Afro-futuristic feminist novels and short fiction have only become more relevant. Damian Duffy, author of Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation and Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, is a cartoonist, scholar, writer, and teacher. He holds a MS and PhD in library and information sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he is on faculty. John Jennings is the curator of the Megascope list and illustrator of the graphic-novel adaptations of Octavia E. Butler's Kindred and Parable of the Sower. He is a professor of media and cultural studies at the University of California, Riverside.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781419754050
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Abrams ComicArts, (08 July 2021)
- Number of Pages
- 288
- Weight
- 780 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 241 x 165 x 20 mm
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