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Parable of the Sower

By Octavia E. Butler
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Parable of the Sower by Octavia E Butler tells the story of fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina, who lives in a fortified community amidst societal collapse caused by climate change and economic turmoil. Plagued by hyperempathy, an acute sensitivity to others' pain, she must navigate a dangerous world where vulnerability equals risk. As disaster looms, Lauren's survival struggle evolves into the creation of a new faith and a vision for humanity's future.
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Ideal for readers interested in post-apocalyptic fiction, speculative futures, and stories with strong social commentary. Also recommended for fans of N.K. Jemisin and Margaret Atwood.

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First Grand Central Publishing edition, 2000; reissued 2019. Original copyright, Ã1993.

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From a celebrated, award-winning author, a modern classic about a young girl fighting for survival in a post-apocalyptic world, perfect for fans of N.K. Jemisin and Margaret Atwood.

Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbours, sheltered from the surrounding social chaos and anarchy caused by climate change and economic crisis. In a society where any vulnerability is a risk, she suffers from hyperempathy—a debilitating sensitivity to others' emotions.

Precocious and clear-eyed, Lauren must make her voice heard in order to protect her loved ones from the imminent disasters her small community stubbornly ignores. But what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: the birth of a new faith... and a startling vision of human destiny.

Includes a foreword by LeVar Burton and an afterword by N. K. Jemisin.

Lauren's story continues in The Parable of the Talents.

"In the ongoing contest over which dystopian classic is most applicable to our time, Octavia Butler's Parable books may be unmatched." — The New Yorker

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ISBN: 9781538732182

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Format: Book

Date Published: 30 April 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Grand Central Publishing

Audience: General / adult

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Weight: 0g

Pages: 368

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Dystopian Fiction Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Octavia E Butler Sci-Fi & Fantasy Science Fiction

About the Author

OCTAVIA E. BUTLERwas a renowned writer who received a MacArthur "Genius" Grant and PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work. She was the author of several award-winning novels including Parable of the Sower, which was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and was acclaimed for her lean prose, strong protagonists, and social observations in stories that range from the distant past to the far future. Sales of her books have increased enormously since her death as the issues she addressed in her Afrofuturistic, feminist novels and short fiction have only become more relevant. She passed away on February 24, 2006.

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