{"product_id":"parable-of-the-sower-a-graphic-novel-adaptation-9781419754050","title":"Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2021 Hugo Award Winner for Best Graphic Story or Comic \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The graphic-novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's groundbreaking dystopian novel, \u003ci\u003eParable of the Sower, \u003c\/i\u003ethe follow-up to \u003ci\u003eKindred\u003c\/i\u003e, a #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003cp\u003eIn 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. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Octavia E. Butler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abrams Comicarts\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\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419754050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e66160 \/ Parable of the Sower\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 have increased enormously as the issues she addressed in her Afro-futuristic feminist novels and short fiction have only become more relevant.\u003cb\u003e Damian 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.\u003cb\u003e John 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abrams Comicarts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39826611535987,"sku":"9781419754050","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_4690c7d2-d7fb-4b29-bce1-389ded78e211.jpg?v=1644552117","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/parable-of-the-sower-a-graphic-novel-adaptation-9781419754050","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}