Octavia E. Butler

by Gerry Canavan

Book Overview

"I began writing about power because I had so little," Octavia E. Butler once said. Butler's life as an African American woman--an alien in American society and among science fiction writers--informed the powerful works that earned her an ardent readership and acclaim both inside and outside science fiction.

Gerry Canavan offers a critical and holistic consideration of Butler's career. Drawing on Butler's personal papers, Canavan tracks the false...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252082168
• ISBN13: 9780252082160
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"