Parable of the Sower - Paperback

by Octavia E. Butler (Author)

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler is a visionary dystopian novel about survival, community and creating hope in a world transformed by climate change and social division.

In a near-future California affected by environmental destruction and growing inequality, Lauren Olamina lives with her family inside a protected community. Lauren possesses hyperempathy, a condition that makes her physically experience the pain and emotions of others.

When violence destroys the fragile safety of her home, Lauren must travel north through an increasingly dangerous landscape. Guided by her intelligence, compassion and determination, she begins forming a new community while developing Earthseed—a belief system centred on humanity’s ability to adapt and shape change.

Thought-provoking and deeply relevant, this modern science-fiction classic examines resilience, leadership, faith and what people owe one another during a crisis.

Book Highlights

• Written by award-winning author Octavia E. Butler
• A modern classic of dystopian science fiction
• The first book in the Parable series
• Features a foreword by N. K. Jemisin
• Explores climate change, inequality and social collapse
• Centres on survival, community and personal resilience
• Features a strong and complex female protagonist
• Suitable for readers of speculative and post-apocalyptic fiction
• Trade paperback edition with 368 pages
• Published by Grand Central Publishing
• Edition publication date: April 30, 2019
• ISBN: 9781538732182

Author Biography

OCTAVIA E. BUTLERwas a renowned writer who received a MacArthur "Genius" Grant and PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work. She was the author of several award-winning novels including Parable of the Sower, which was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and was acclaimed for her lean prose, strong protagonists, and social observations in stories that range from the distant past to the far future. Sales of her books have increased enormously since her death as the issues she addressed in her Afrofuturistic, feminist novels and short fiction have only become more relevant. She passed away on February 24, 2006.