![]() Butler became a New York Times bestselling author. ![]() A pioneer of her genre, Octavia's dystopian novels explore myriad themes of Black injustice, women's rights, global warming and political disparity, and her work is taught in over two hundred colleges and universities nationwide. BUTLER, by Gerry Canavan, covers Butler’s career. Drawing from the Huntington’s archives, OCTAVIA E. If you would like to comment on this story or anything else you have seen on BBC. Butler’s private papers are collected at the Huntington Library in San Marino, Calif. Recipient of the Locus, Hugo and Nebula awards, and a PEN Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work, in 1995 she became the first science-fiction writer to receive the MacArthur Fellowship 'Genius Grant'. Parable of the Sower, Parable of the Talents, and other books by Octavia Butler are published by Headline. BUTLER (1947-2006) was the renowned author of numerous ground-breaking novels, including Kindred, Wild Seed, and Parable of the Sower. A pioneer of her genre, Octavia's dystopian novels explore myriad themes of Black injustice, women's rights, global warming and political. ![]() Recipient of the Locus, Hugo and Nebula awards, and a PEN Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work, in 1995 she became the first science-fiction writer to receive the MacArthur Fellowship 'Genius Grant'. ![]() ![]()
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