Bibliograph

Parable of the sower, a graphic novel adaptation, adapted by Damian Duffy ; illustrated by John Jennings ; based on the work of Octavia Butler

Type

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Parable of the sower, a graphic novel adaptation, adapted by Damian Duffy ; illustrated by John Jennings ; based on the work of Octavia Butler

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Parable of the sower

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Oclc number

1259525697

Responsibility statement

adapted by Damian Duffy ; illustrated by John Jennings ; based on the work of Octavia Butler

Sub title

a graphic novel adaptation

Summary

The graphic-novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's groundbreaking dystopian novel, Parable of the Sower, the follow-up to Kindred, a #1 New York Times bestseller In this graphic-novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower by Damian Duffy and John Jennings, the award-winning team behind Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, 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

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