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Parable of the Sower
by Octavia E. Butler
ISBN: 0446601977
ISBN-13: 9780446601979
Format: Paperback
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Summary
This lyrically written work of social science fiction is set in near-future Los Angeles. Intelligent and independent-minded teenager Lauren Olamina transcends her violent, impoverished city and a debilitating physical condition by creating a philosophy called Earthseed, which posits that the most dependable principle of the universe (i.e., God) is Change, Change must be embraced, and the destiny of humanity is to spread out among the stars. When the have-nots rise up against the haves and destroy her community, she encourages her fellow refugees to find hope through practicing Earthseed.
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"...PARABLE OF THE SOWER is a thoroughly good read with characters you can really identify with and line for line intensity. It's edgy, it has a ring of truth, and it's literary writing....[It is] the kind of writing I have always hoped for, expected from good SF writers....Hurry and grab this one up ASAP."
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Grand Central Pub
Published date: 1998
Size: 4.25 x 6.75 inches
Weight: 0.3 pounds
Publisher's Notes
Forced to flee an America where anarchy and violence have completely taken over, empath Lauren Olamina--who can feel the pain of others and is crippled by it--becomes a prophet carrying the hope of a new world and a new faith christened "Earthseed". A stirring portrait of 21st-century America by the author of "Wild Seed".
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Parable of the Sower
Butler, Octavia E
Aspect, February 1, 1995. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches. \nOctavia E. Butler, the grande dame of science fiction, writes extraordinary, inspirational stories of ordinary people. Parable of the Sower is a hopeful tale set in a dystopian future United States of walled cities, disease, fires, and madness. Lauren Olamina is an 18-year-old woman with hyperempathy syndrome--if she sees another in pain, she feels their pain as acutely as if it were real. When her relatively safe neighborhood enclave is inevitably destroyed, along with her family and dreams for the future, Lauren grabs a backpack full of supplies and begins a journey north. Along the way, she recruits fellow refugees to her embryonic faith, Earthseed, the prime tenet of which is that "God is change." This is a great book--simple and elegant, with enough message to make you think, but not so much that you feel preached to. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. \n\nFrom Publishers Weekly\nHugo and Nebula Award-winner Butler's first novel since 1989's Imago offers an uncommonly sensitive rendering of a very common SF scenario: by 2025, global warming, pollution, racial and ethnic tensions and other ills have precipitated a worldwide decline. In the Los Angeles area, small beleaguered communities of the still-employed hide behind makeshift walls from hordes of desperate homeless scavengers and violent pyromaniac addicts known as "paints" who, with water and work growing scarcer, have become increasingly aggressive. Lauren Olamina, a young black woman, flees when the paints overrun her community, heading north with thousands of other refugees seeking a better life. Lauren suffers from 'hyperempathy," a genetic condition that causes her to experience the pain of others as viscerally as her own--a heavy liability in this future world of cruelty and hunger. But she dreams of a better world, and with her philosophy/religion, Earthseed, she hopes to found an enclave which will weather the tough times and which may one day help carry humans to the stars. Butler tells her story with unusual warmth, sensitivity, honesty and grace; though science fiction readers will recognize this future Earth, Lauren Olamina and her vision make this novel stand out like a tree amid saplings. \nCopyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. ( more information) Offered by The Book Point (United States)
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Parable of the Sower
Butler, Octavia E
New York: Warner Aspect. Good: Spine creases. Hinge crease. Light wear.. 1998. Paperback: Mass Market PB. ( more information) Offered by All Booked Up (United States)
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Parable of the Sower
Butler, Octavia E
Aspect. Mass Market Paperback. 0446601977 Used book very good ...Experience, Quality, Value.... . Very Good. 1995. ( more information) Offered by Robinson Street Books (United States)
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Parable of the Sower
Butler, Octavia E.; Butler, Cctavia E
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Warner Books, Incorporated, 1995. Paperback. Very Good. 1st Printing. ISBN:0446601977. Bright/tight copy. Light edge reading wear. Hugo and Nebula award-winning author. America 2025 and Laura Olamina is an empath, crippled by the pain of others, and in this age, there is so much pain. Leading a tiny band of desperate followers through a thousand miles of Hell, she is a prophet bearing nothing but the promise of new life and new faith.. ( more information) Offered by The Book & Gift Quest Online Bookstore & Library Supply (United States)
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Parable of the Sower
Butler, Octavia E
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Aspect Books. 1995. Seventh Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Brief summary of content available upon request by e-mail. ( more information) Offered by Second Chance Books (United States)
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Parable of the Sower
Butler, Octavia E
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Warner Books, Incorporated. 1995. First Paperback Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Brief summary of content available upon request by e-mail. ( more information) Offered by Second Chance Books (United States)
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Parable Of Sower
Butler, Octavia E
New York: Aspect. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1995. First Edition Thus. Paperback; Fifth Printing. ISBN: 0-446-60197-7. Further condition details and JPG image available on request. We have hundreds of science fiction and fantasy books in store and on line, please check with us for other titles. ; 16mo; 295 pages. ( more information) Offered by Logan Lake Books (Canada)
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Parable of the Sower
Butler, Octavia E
New York: Warner Books Inc, 1995. Paperback. 295 pages.. ISBN: 0446601977. Reprint. Soft Cover. As New. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. FICTION SCIENCE CALIFORNIA AFRO AMERICANS. ( more information) Offered by Alexandria's Library (Canada)
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Parable of the Sower
Butler, Octavia E
New York: Warner Books Inc, 1995 Above average reading copy of this fine, Nebula nominated novel. Interiors are tightly bound and unmarked. Covers show light creasing and chipping. Spine is lightly chipped and creased with rubs to the points. Above average reading copy and quite usable.. First Mass Market Paperback Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by John Jude Palencar - Cover Art. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Bookmarc Books (Canada)
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