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Octavia Estelle Butler (June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an American science fiction author and a multiple recipient of the Hugo and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. [2] [3] Born in Pasadena, California, Butler was raised by her widowed mother.
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Apr 3, 2014 · Author Octavia E. Butler is known for blending science fiction with African American spiritualism. Her novels include 'Patternmaster,' 'Kindred,' 'Dawn' and 'Parable of the Sower.'
Jun 18, 2024 · Octavia E. Butler (born June 22, 1947, Pasadena, California, U.S.—died February 24, 2006, Seattle, Washington) was an African American author chiefly noted for her science fiction novels about future societies and superhuman powers.
OCTAVIA E. BUTLER was a renowned African American author who received a MacArthur “Genius” Grant and PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work. Born in Pasadena in 1947, she was raised by her mother and her grandmother.
Mar 18, 2020 · Why Octavia E Butler’s novels are so relevant today. The visionary sci-fi author envisaged an alternate future that foresaw many aspects of life today, from big pharma to Trumpism. Now she...
Feb 24, 2006 · Octavia Estelle Butler was an American science fiction writer, one of the best-known among the few African-American women in the field. She won both Hugo and Nebula awards. In 1995, she became the first science fiction writer to receive the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant.
Nov 17, 2022 · Sixteen years after her death, the writer Octavia Butler is experiencing a renaissance. Butler, seen here on a mural at a middle school that bears her name, is celebrated for novels that...
Oct 1, 1993 · Octavia E. Butler describes in a very vivid manner the 2024/2025 dystopia, with police violence and government retreat, measles and cholera epidemics and preppers being right. Exoplanets and dead female astronauts play a part as well, and the overall state of the world is incredibly grim.
As an African American woman, Octavia Butler broke numerous barriers with her extraordinary fiction, emerging at a time when few writers of color could be found in the field. Butler produced two major series.
