Octavia E Butler

Broschiertes Buch

Adulthood Rites

Beschreibung

Told in the haunting voice of Lilith, the heroine of "Dawn", this book is thestory of Lilith's only son, Akin. Though he resembles a normal human, Akin isthe first "construct"--part man/part alien.

Autor

Octavia E. Butler was a renowned writer who received a MacArthur "Genius" Grant and PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work. She was the author of several award-winning novels including Parable of the Sower, which was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and was acclaimed for her lean prose, strong protagonists, and social observations in stories that range from the distant past to the far future. Sales of her books have increased enormously since her death as the issues she addressed in her Afrofuturistic, feminist novels and short fiction have only become more relevant. She passed away on February 24, 2006.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Grand Central Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 320g
• ISBN-13: 9780446603782
• ISBN-10: 0446603783
• Artikelnr.: 26552077