Octavia butler kindred graphic novel5/12/2023 ![]() ![]() Butler's ground-breaking masterpiece is the extraordinary story of two people bound by blood, separated by so much more than time. Neither of them understands his power to summon her whenever his life is threatened, nor the significance of the ties that bind them.Īnd each time Dana saves him, the more aware she is that her own life might be over before it's even begun. She saves his life - and it will happen again and again. In her introduction to the graphic novel adaptation of Butler’s Kindred, Okorafor writes: Authors in the Tent: Jeri Westerson VIDEO ERROR Audio/video not supported I first came across Octavia’s work around 2001, when I was well on my way to identifying as a black female writer of speculative fiction. When Dana first meets Rufus on a Maryland plantation, he's drowning. ' evocative, often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human' - New York Times ![]() With an original foreword by Ayobami Adebayo. Perfect for fans of The Handmaid's Tale, The Power and Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing. Butler's 1979 masterpiece and ground-breaking exploration of power and responsibility, the extraordinary story of two people bound by blood, separated by so much more than time. ![]()
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