{"product_id":"understanding-octavia-e-butler-paperback","title":"Understanding Octavia E. Butler - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKendra R. Parker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew insights into the work of an acclaimed science fiction author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOctavia 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 \u003ci\u003eKindred\u003c\/i\u003e (1979), \u003ci\u003eParable of the Sower\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), and \u003ci\u003eFledgling\u003c\/i\u003e (2005). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Octavia E. Butler\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKendra R. Parker is associate professor of African American Literature at Georgia Southern University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eShe Bites Back: Black Female Vampires in African American Women's Novels, 1977-2011\u003c\/i\u003e, and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Bloomsbury Handbook to Octavia E. Butler\u003c\/i\u003e. Parker is president of the Octavia E. Butler Literary Society and has appeared on NPR's hit podcast \u003ci\u003eIt's Been a Minute\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47192868651257,"sku":"9781643365770","price":37.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/woNnMHpdYB9781643365770.webp?v=1767902302","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/understanding-octavia-e-butler-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}