Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

Name: Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9781419754050
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By Octavia Butler

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In this graphic-novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower, set in a dystopian 2024 America beset by environmental collapse and social chaos, Lauren Olamina, a preacher's daughter, survives the destruction of her gated community. Her journey transforms from a struggle for survival to the formation of a new faith, offering a profound vision of human destiny.
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Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

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This graphic novel is ideal for fans of dystopian fiction, readers interested in socially conscious narratives, and those who appreciate high-quality, diverse graphic storytelling.

"Originally published in hardcover by Abrams ComicArts in 2020."--Title page verso.

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The graphic-novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's groundbreaking dystopian novel, Parable of the Sower, the follow-up to Kindred, a #1 New York Times bestseller

In this graphic-novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower by Damian Duffy and John Jennings, the award-winning team behind Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, the author portrays a searing vision of America's future. In the year 2024, the country is marred by unattended environmental and economic crises that lead to social chaos.

Lauren Olamina, a preacher's daughter living in Los Angeles, is protected from danger by the walls of her gated community. However, in a night of fire and death, what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: a startling vision of human destiny... and the birth of a new faith.

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Critics praise this faithful and visually stunning adaptation for capturing the richness of Butler's dystopian tale. Publishers Weekly calls it alarmingly prescient and relevant, while Foreword Reviews highlights its visceral and engrossing experience. The artwork by John Jennings is lauded as iconic and deeply expressive by The Beat and The Believer. Overall, reviewers acclaim the graphic novel for introducing Butler’s work to new readers with freshness and accuracy.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781419754050

Publisher: Abrams

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 July 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Abrams ComicArts

Contributors:

Adapted by Damian Duffy
Illustrated by John Jennings

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 165.0mm

Height: 241.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 288

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Adult Graphic Novels Dystopian Fiction Fiction General Fiction Graphic Novels Octavia Butler

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, including Wildseed, Imago, and Kindred 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.

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