From a celebrated, award-winning author, a modern classic about a young girl fighting for survival in a post-apocalyptic world, perfect for fans of N.K. Jemisin and Margaret Atwood.
Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from the surrounding social chaos and anarchy caused by climate change and economic crisis. In a society where any vulnerability is a risk, she suffers from hyperempathy—a debilitating sensitivity to others’ emotions.
Precocious and clear-eyed, Lauren must make her voice heard in order to protect her loved ones from the imminent disasters her small community stubbornly ignores. But what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: the birth of a new faith . . . and a startling vision of human destiny.
Includes a foreword by LeVar Burton and an afterword by N. K. Jemisin
Lauren’s story continues in The Parable of the Talents.
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Octavia E. Butler, the “grand dame of science fiction,” was the author of several award-winning novels including The Parable of the Sower.
Recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant and numerous literary awards, she has been acclaimed for her lean prose, strong protagonists, and social observations in stories that range from the distant past to the far future.
| Publisher : | Grand Central Publishing |
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| Publication date : | April 30, 2019 |
| Edition : | Reprint |
| Language : | English |
| Print length : | 368 pages |
| ISBN-10 : | 1538732181 |
| ISBN-13 : | 978-1538732182 |
| Item Weight : | 2.31 pounds |
| Dimensions : | 5.2 x 1 x 8 inches |
| Book 1 of 2 : | Parable |
| Best Sellers Rank: | #5 in Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews: | (22,983) |
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