Parable of the Talents (Signed)

Octavia Butler

ISBN 10: 1888363819 / ISBN 13: 9781888363814

Published by Seven Stories Press, New York, 1998

About this Item

Inscribed by author on the title page. Fine in fine dust jacket. Second novel in the "Earthseed" series, preceded by PARABLE OF THE SOWER (1993). Winner of the 1999 Nebula Award for best novel. First edition, first printing.

Seller Inventory # 015796

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Parable of the Talents (Signed)
• Publisher: Seven Stories Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1888363819
• ISBN 13: 9781888363814
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

Parable of the Talents celebrates the classic Butlerian themes of alienation and transcendence, violence and spirituality, slavery and freedom, separation and community, to astonishing effect, in the shockingly familiar, broken world of 2032. Long awaited, Parable of the Talents is the continuation of the travails of Lauren Olamina, the heroine of 1994's Nebula-Prize finalist, bestselling Parable of the Sower. Parable of the Talents is told in the voice of Lauren Olamina's daughter—from whom she has been separated for most of the girl's life—with sections in the form of Lauren's journal. Against a background of a war-torn continent, and with a far-right religious crusader in the office of the U.S. presidency, this is a book about a society whose very fabric has been torn asunder, and where the basic physical and emotional needs of people seem almost impossible to meet.

About the Author

A writer who darkly imagined the future we have destined for ourselves in book after book, and also one who has shown us the way toward improving on that dismal fate, OCTAVIA E. BUTLER (1947–2006) is recognized as among the bravest and smartest of contemporary fiction writers. A 1995 MacArthur Award winner, Butler transcended the science fiction category even as she was awarded that community’s top prizes, the Nebula and Hugo Awards. She reached readers of all ages, all races, and all religious and sexual persuasions. For years the only African-American woman writing science fiction, Butler has encouraged many others to follow in her path.