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Parable of the Talents

Octavia E. Butler

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#412 of 8,085 books · #114 in Science Fiction

Won the Nebula Award for Best Novel (1999). Also shortlisted or longlisted for 2 other awards.

Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of depravity. Taking advantage of the situation, a zealous bigot wins his way into the White House. Lauren Olamina leads a new faith group directly opposed to the new government. This is the story of the group's struggle to preserve its vision. As the government turns a blind eye to the violent bigots who consider a black female leader a threat, Lauren Olamina must either sacrifice her child and her followers or forsake her religion. The plot contains profanity, sexual situations and violence.

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Publisher
The Women's Press
ISBN-13
9781609807207
Topics
Dystopian societyReligious persecutionEnvironmental collapse

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