![]() Through her books, which include Kindred, Fledgling, Parable of the Sower, and Survivor, Butler tackled issues such as climate change, gender inequality, and racial injustice. A Black woman writing science fiction-a genre typically dominated by white men-she became the first science fiction writer to win a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship in 1995. Butler was one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century. She was the recipient of a MacArthur Award and a Nebula Award, and she twice won the Hugo Award.Born in Pasadena, California, on June 22, 1947, Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006) was the author of many novels, including Dawn, Wild Seed, and Parable of the Sower. John Marshall, Seattle Post-IntelligencerĪbout the Author Octavia E. Lynell George, Los Angeles Times This powerful novel about a modern black woman transported back in time to a slave plantation in the antebellum South is the perfect introduction to Butler's work and perspectives for those not usually enamored of science fiction.A harrowing, haunting story. Style One of the most original, thought-provoking works examining race and identity. In a field dominated by white male authors, Butler's African-American feminist perspective is unique, and uniquely suited to reshape the boundaries of the sci-fi genre. The Washington Post Book World Her books are disturbing, unsettling. Dorothy Allison, The Village Voice Butler's literary craftsmanship is superb. real women caught in impossible situations. She is a realist, writing the most detailed social criticism and creating some of the most fascinating female characters in the genre. Essence Butler's books are exceptional. ![]() Do not, I beg you, deny yourself this singular experience.-Harlan Ellison Truly terrifying. the novel one returns to, again and again, through the years, to learn, to be humbled, and to be renewed. Octavia Butler is a writer who will be with us for a long, long time, and Kindred is that rare, magical artifact. It is an important novel, filled with powerful human insight and the shocking impact of the most commonplace experiences viewed in a new way, and it demands that once begun, the reader continue till it has done its work on the heart and mind and soul. Kindred is a story that hurts I take that to be the surest indicator of genuine Art. To express my total admiration and wonder for the originality of this surpassingly compelling novel, I am driven to a despised cliché I could not put it down! It is a book that simply will not be denied its power is hypnotic. It overwhelmed me, dominated me, drew me on page after page. ![]() It is a shattering work of art with much to say about love, hate, slavery, and racial dilemmas, then and now.-Sam Frank, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner Like emotion that uplifts and enriches, like exquisite music or the taste of some special candy remembered from childhood, I never wanted Kindred to end. It is everything the literature of science fiction can be.-Walter Mosley Butler's characters are so vivid and the racist milieu in which they struggle to survive so realistically depicted that one cannot finish Kindred without feeling changed. ![]() In Kindred, Octavia Butler creates a road for the impossible and a balm for the unbearable. Dana is drawn back repeatedly through time to the slave quarters, and each time the stay grows longer, more arduous, and more dangerous until it is uncertain whether or not Dana's life will end, long before it has a chance to begin. Rufus, the white son of a plantation owner, is drowning, and Dana has been summoned to save him. Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from her home in California and transported to the antebellum South. Book Synopsis A Good Morning America 2021 Top Summer Read Pick The visionary author's masterpiece pulls us-along with her Black female hero-through time to face the horrors of slavery and explore the impacts of racism, sexism, and white supremacy then and now.
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