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Parable of the Sower

A Graphic Novel Adaptation (GN)

Octavia E. Butler Damian Duffy John Jennings Nalo Hopkinson

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English
Abrams
01 March 2020
The follow-up to Kindred, the #1 bestseller, comes Octavia E. Butler's groundbreaking dystopian novel In this graphic novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower, by Damian Duffy and John Jennings, the award-winning team behind the #1 bestseller Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, the author portrays a searing vision of America's future. In the year 2024, the country is marred by unattended environmental and economic crises that lead to social chaos. Lauren Olamina, a preacher's daughter living in Los Angeles, is protected from danger by the walls of her gated community. However, in a night of fire and death, what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: a startling vision of human destiny . . . and the birth of a new faith.
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Illustrated by:   John Jennings
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Imprint:   Abrams
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 250mm,  Width: 176mm,  Spine: 30mm
Weight:   880g
ISBN:   9781419731334
ISBN 10:   1419731335
Pages:   272
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Recommended Age:   From 13 to 99 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006) was a renowned African-American author who was awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant and PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work. Since her death, sales of her books have increased enormously as the issues she addressed in her Afro-Futuristic, feminist novels and short fiction have only become more relevant. Damian Duffy, author of Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, is a cartoonist, scholar, writer, and teacher. He holds a MS and PhD in library and information sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, where he is on faculty. John Jennings, illustrator of Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, is a professor of media and cultural studies at the University of California at Riverside.

Reviews for Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation (GN)

Jennings and Duffy are some of the most skilled and hardest working comics creators doing the work to radically transform and diversify the comics scene. -- Comicosity Jennings has captured [Butler's] words with visual imagery in such an afrofuturistic, horror-esque way that the images jump off the page with every turn. -- Flickering Myth John Jennings's work succeeds as sequential storytelling and approaches the level of iconography regularly. -- The Believer ...alarmingly prescient and relevant...This accessible adaptation is poised to introduce Butler's dystopian tale to a new generation of readers. -- Publishers Weekly ...the graphic novel is faithful to Butler, yet still fresh in its world building. -- USA Today ...Jennings' work in the book is beyond stunning... -- The Beat The Parable of the Sower graphic novel... is as faithful an adaptation as you can get. Not only does it hit all the plot points, it perfectly portrays Butler's balancing act in regard to how far society has fallen apart. -- Kirkus Duffy and Jennings have done justice to Butler's work, losing none of the story's richness and adding an exciting visual element that makes the reading experience even more visceral and engrossing. -- Forward Reviews, STARRED review


  • Winner of Hugo Award (Graphic Novel) 2021

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