
Parable of the Sower
A Graphic Novel Adaptation
Octavia E. Butler(Author)
Abrams Comicarts (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 28. January 2020
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-4197-3133-4 (ISBN)
Article in reprint
Description
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
"...the graphic novel is faithful to Butler, yet still fresh in its world building." * USA Today * "...alarmingly prescient and relevant...This accessible adaptation is poised to introduce Butler's dystopian tale to a new generation of readers." * Publishers Weekly * "...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." * Foreword Reviews, STARRED review * "John Jennings's work succeeds as sequential storytelling and approaches the level of iconography regularly." * The Believer * "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 * There is always, it seems, a Butler book for our times. * The Atlantic * Butler's evocative, often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human. * The New York Times * An icon of the Afrofuturism world. * Vanity Fair *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Abrams
Target group
Interest Age: From 13 to 99 years
Product notice
With printed dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 176 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
880 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4197-3133-4 (9781419731334)
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Persons
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.