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Parable of the Talents

Parable of the Talents( )
Author: Butler, Octavia E.
Series title:Parable Ser.
ISBN:978-1-5387-3219-9
Publication Date:Aug 2019
Publisher:Grand Central Publishing
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $19.99
Book Description:

Originally published in 1998, this shockingly prescient novel's timely message of hope and resistance in the face of fanaticism is more relevant than ever. In 2032, Lauren Olamina has survived the destruction of her home and family, and realized her vision of a peaceful community in northern California based on her newly founded faith, Earthseed. The fledgling community provides refuge for outcasts facing persecution after the election of an ultra-conservative...
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Book Details
Pages:448
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Science Fiction / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):7.05 x 8.65 x 1.13 Inches
Book Weight:0.8 Pounds
Author Biography
Butler, Octavia E. (Author)
Science-fiction writer and novelist Octavia Estelle Butler was born in Pasadena, California, on June 22, 1947. She earned as Associate of Arts degree from Pasadena City College in 1968 and later attended California State University and the University of California.

Her first novel, Patternmaster, was the first in a series about a society run by a group of telepaths who are mentally linked to one another. She explored the topics of race, poverty, politics, religion, and human nature in her works. She won a Hugo Award in 1984 for her short story Speech Sounds and a Hugo Award and Nebula Award in 1985 for her novella Bloodchild. She received a MacArthur Grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The award pays $295,000 over a five-year period to creative people who push the boundaries of their fields. She died in Lake Forest Park, Washington on February 24, 2006 at the age of 58.

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