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245 10 a| Understanding Octavia E. Butler /c| Kendra R Parker.;

264 1 a| Columbia, South Carolina :b| University of South Carolina Press,c| [2025];

300 a| xiii, 186 pages ;c| 23 cm.;

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490 1 a| Understanding contemporary American literature;

520 a| "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"--c| Provided by publisher.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| An introduction to Octavia E. Butler -- The 1970s : a breakthrough decade -- The 1980s : perfecting her "adapt or die" refrain -- 2006 : a (bitter)sweet 16 -- "Where I actually say so" : lessons from her freedom narratives -- "This time, I want a love story" : her early romance novels -- Word weaver, world maker : the art of her nonfiction -- Afterword : living forever, leaving legacies.;

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Understanding Octavia E. Butler / Kendra R Parker.

Author/creator	Parker, Kendra R. author.
Format	Book
Publication	Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, [2025]
Description	xiii, 186 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Butler, Octavia E. African American women authors--Biography. Science fiction, American--Women authors. --Biography. Speculative fiction, American--Women authors. --Biography.

Series	Understanding contemporary American literature Understanding contemporary American literature. ^A224489
Contents	An introduction to Octavia E. Butler -- The 1970s : a breakthrough decade -- The 1980s : perfecting her "adapt or die" refrain -- 2006 : a (bitter)sweet 16 -- "Where I actually say so" : lessons from her freedom narratives -- "This time, I want a love story" : her early romance novels -- Word weaver, world maker : the art of her nonfiction -- Afterword : living forever, leaving legacies.
Abstract	"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Parker, Kendra R. Understanding Octavia E. Butler Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, [2024] 9781643365787
LCCN	2024049623
ISBN	9781643365770
ISBN	9781643365763 hardcover
ISBN	1643365762 hardcover
ISBN	1643365770 paperback
ISBN	electronic book

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