Name/TitleParable of the Sower
EditionWarner Books Edition
MakerButler, Octavia E.
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectPaperback book: 'Parable of the Sower' by Octavia E Butler, signed by the author. Bought by GWL staff at auction during lockdown to raise funds for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 172 x W: 105 x D: 22 mm
Date Made1993
PublisherWarner Books, Inc.
Publication Date1995
Publication PlaceUSA, New York
Subject and Association DescriptionSold at auction by author Zen Cho in June 2020 to raise money for the Black Lives Matter movement.
https://blacklivesmatter.com:
#BlackLivesMatter was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes. By combating and countering acts of violence, creating space for Black imagination and innovation, and centering Black joy, we are winning immediate improvements in our lives.
Subject and Association KeywordsAfrican-American literature
Subject and Association KeywordsScience fiction
Subject and Association Keywords(anti) racism
Subject and Association KeywordsBlack women writers
Subject and Association KeywordsClimate activism, climate justice
Subject and Association Keywordscolonisation, colonialism, colonial legacy
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBook
ISBN/ISSN0-446-60197-7
Object numberGWL-2020-49
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved