{"product_id":"understanding-octavia-e-butler-kendra-r-parker-9781643365770","title":"Understanding Octavia E. Butler","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew insights into the work of an acclaimed science fiction author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOctavia E. Butler (1947-2006), a pioneer of science fiction and foremother of Afrofuturism, is among the most influential science fiction writers of all time. Her work blurs the boundaries of commercial genres, exploring themes of race, gender and sexuality, religion, politics, and environment. A recipient of the MacArthur \"Genius Grant\" and PEN America Lifetime Achievement Award, Butler is best known for her novels \u003ci\u003eKindred\u003c\/i\u003e (1979), \u003ci\u003eParable of the Sower\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), and \u003ci\u003eFledgling\u003c\/i\u003e (2005). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Octavia E. Butler\u003c\/i\u003e, Kendra R. Parker surveys Butler's life, career, and major works, highlighting her ongoing interest in Black peoples' pasts, presents, and futures. After a biographical introduction, Parker evaluates Butler's career chronologically and thematically, with chapters covering her engagement with the African American literary tradition, her romance novels, and her nonfiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kendra R. Parker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643365770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643365770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Kendra R. Parker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46451225690367,"sku":"9781643365770","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7023b130-7477-4320-a503-ab9e06c1f393.jpg?v=1735876837","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/understanding-octavia-e-butler-kendra-r-parker-9781643365770","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}