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Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler
2023 · Grand Central Publishing · 368 pages · English
Fiction · DystopianFiction · African American & Black · WomenFiction · Science Fiction · Apocalyptic & Post-ApocalypticFiction · Coming of AgeFiction · Women
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From a celebrated, award-winning author, a modern classic about a young girl fighting for survival in a post-apocalyptic world, perfect for fans of N.K. Jemisin and Margaret Atwood. Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from the surrounding social chaos and anarchy caused by climate change and economic crisis. In a society where any vulnerability is a risk, she suffers from hyperempathy—a debilitating sensitivity to others' emotions…
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