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Understanding Octavia E. Butler

By Kendra R. Parker
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By Kendra R. Parker
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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. Butler's 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 Kind...

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LiteratureLiterary CriticismGenres & Literary FormsScience Fiction & Fantasy - Literary Criticism