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    • Parable of the Sower is a 1993 speculative fiction novel by American writer Octavia E. Butler. It is set in a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate change and social inequality. The novel follows Lauren Olamina, a young woman who can feel the pain of others and becomes displaced from her home. Several characters from various walks of life join her on h… See more

    Plot

    Beginning in 2024, when society in the United States has grown unstable due to climate change, growing
    Lauren … See more

    Sequel novels

    The sequel to Parable of the Sower, Parable of the Talents, was published in 1998.
    Butler began to write a third Parable novel, tentatively titled Parable of the Trickster, which woul… See more

    Originally publishedOctober 1, 1993
    AuthorOctavia E. Butler
    SeriesEarthseed
    GenreFiction · Science Fiction · Dystopia · Fantasy · Classics · Post Apocalyptic · Speculative Fiction · Science Fiction Fantasy · Novels

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    Publication and award history

    Published by Four Walls Eight Windows in 1993, by Women's Press Ltd. in 1995, by Warner in 1995 and 2000, and by Seven Stories Press in 2017.
    • 2020 – became a New York Times best seller on … See more

    Adaptations

    Parable of the Sower was adapted into an opera by American folk/blues musician Toshi Reagon in collaboration with her mother, singer and composer Bernice Johnson Reagon. The adaptation's libretto and musica… See more

    In popular culture

    In 2015, Adrienne Maree Brown and Walidah Imarisha co-edited Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements, a collection of 20 short stories and essays about social justice inspired by Butler. In J… See more

    Further reading

    • Agusti, Clara Escoda. "The Relationship between Community and Subjectivity in Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower.' Extrapolation 46.3 (Fall 2005): 351–359.
    • Allen, Marlene D. "Octavia Butler's 'Parable' Novels an… See more

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