{"product_id":"parable-of-the-sower-a-graphic-novel-adaptation-9781419754050","title":"Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed graphic novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's groundbreaking dystopian novel, \u003ci\u003eParable of the Sower, \u003c\/i\u003eis a don't-miss classic that resonates today more than ever. As \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003enoted: \"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 1993 dystopian novel imagined the world in 2024. It's eerily accurate.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis Hugo Award Winner for Best Graphic Story or Comic is the follow-up to \u003ci\u003eKindred\u003c\/i\u003e, a #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this graphic-novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's \u003ci\u003eParable of the Sower \u003c\/i\u003eby Damian Duffy and John Jennings, the award-winning team behind \u003ci\u003eKindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation\u003c\/i\u003e, the author portrays a searing vision of America's future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Alarmingly prescient and relevant. This accessible adaptation is poised to introduce Butler's dystopian tale to a new generation of readers.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The graphic novel is faithful to Butler, yet still fresh in its world building.\" --\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Includes an introduction by SFWA Grand Master Nalo Hopkinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12020391\"\u003eOctavia E. Butler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419754050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 141975405X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-CGN\"\u003eComics \u0026amp; Graphic Novels\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-CGN010000\"\u003eHistorical Fiction | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-CGN\"\u003eComics \u0026amp; Graphic Novels\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-CGN004070\"\u003eScience Fiction | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-CGN\"\u003eComics \u0026amp; Graphic Novels\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-CGN012000\"\u003eAdaptations\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOctavia E. Butler \u003c\/b\u003e(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, including \u003ci\u003eWildseed, Imago\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKindred\u003c\/i\u003e have increased enormously as the issues she addressed in her Afro-futuristic feminist novels and short fiction have only become more relevant. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDamian Duffy\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eKindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eParable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Jennings \u003c\/b\u003eis the curator of the Megascope list and illustrator of the graphic novel adaptations of Octavia E. Butler's \u003ci\u003eKindred \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eParable of the Sower. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is a professor of media and cultural studies at the University of California, Riverside.","brand":"Harry N. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380223209611,"sku":"9781419754050","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_c03082f9-7897-4deb-95b1-76f66cec4e4e.jpg?v=1760537762","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/parable-of-the-sower-a-graphic-novel-adaptation-9781419754050","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}