Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler

ISBN 10: 1922101443 / ISBN 13: 9781922101440

Published by Twelfth Planet Press, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler
• Publisher: Twelfth Planet Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1922101443
• ISBN 13: 9781922101440
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Luminescent Threads celebrates Octavia E. Butler, a pioneer of the Science Fiction genre who paved the way for future African American writers and other writers of colour.

Original essays and letters sourced and curated for this collection explore Butler's depiction of power relationships, her complex treatment of race and identity, and her impact on feminism and women in Science Fiction.

Follow the luminescent threads that connect Octavia E. Butler and her body of work to the many readers and writers who have found inspiration in her words, and the complex universes she created.

Review

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