| Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation: A Graphic Novel Adaptation Contributor(s): Butler, Octavia E. (Author), Duffy, Damian (Adapted by), Jennings, John (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1419731335 ISBN-13: 9781419731334 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams OUR PRICE: $23.39 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Historical Fiction - Comics & Graphic Novels | Science Fiction - Comics & Graphic Novels | Adaptations |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2019930253 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.9" W x 9.6" (1.90 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The follow-up to #1 New York Times Bestseller Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, 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 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jennings, John: - John Jennings, illustrator of Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, is a professor of media and cultural studies at the University of California at Riverside.Butler, Octavia E.: - 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.Duffy, Damian: - 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. |