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Parable of the sower : a graphic novel adaptation  Cover Image Book Book

Parable of the sower : a graphic novel adaptation / by Damian Duffy ; and [illustrated by] John Jennings ; introduction by Nalo Hopkinson.

Duffy, Damian, (author.). Jennings, John, 1970- (illustrator.). Hopkinson, Nalo, (writer of introduction.). Butler, Octavia E. Graphic novelization of (work): Parable of the sower. (Added Author).

Summary:

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.

Item details

  • ISBN: 9781419754050
  • ISBN: 141975405X
  • Physical Description: v, 281 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
  • Edition: [Paperback edition].
  • Publisher: New York : Abrams ComicArts, 2021.

Contents / Notes

General Note:
"Originally published in hardcover by Abrams ComicArts in 2020."--Title page verso.
Based on the novel Parable of the sower by Octavia E. Butler, copyright © 1993"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction / Nalo Hopkinson -- 2024 -- 2025 -- 2026 -- 2027 -- Q & A with Damian Duffy and John Jennings -- Notes on process -- Teacher's guide -- About Octavia E. Butler -- For further reading -- About the adaptation and the artist -- Acknowledgments.
Subject: African Americans > Comic books, strips, etc.
Twenty-first century > Comic books, strips, etc.
California, Southern > Comic books, strips, etc.
Dystopias > Comic books, strips, etc.
Teenage girls, Black > Comic books, strips, etc.
Survival > Comic books, strips, etc.
Environmental disasters > Comic books, strips, etc.
Religion > Comic books, strips, etc.
Noirs américains > Bandes dessinées.
Vingt et unième siècle > Bandes dessinées.
Californie (Sud) > Bandes dessinées.
Dystopies > Bandes dessinées.
Adolescentes noires > Bandes dessinées.
Habiletés de survie > Bandes dessinées.
Catastrophes écologiques > Bandes dessinées.
Religion > Bandes dessinées.
Twenty-first century.
Teenage girls, Black.
Survival.
Religion.
Environmental disasters.
Dystopias.
African Americans.
Southern California.
Genre: Science fiction comic books, strips, etc.
Science fiction comic books, strips, etc.
Science fiction.
Graphic novels.
Comics (Graphic works)
Science fiction comics.
Science fiction comics.
Science fiction.
Graphic novels.
Bandes dessinées de science-fiction.
General Fiction.
Graphic novels.

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