Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006)
Auteur van Kindred
Over de Auteur
Science-fiction writer and novelist Octavia Estelle Butler was born in Pasadena, California, on June 22, 1947. She earned as Associate of Arts degree from Pasadena City College in 1968 and later attended California State University and the University of California. Her first novel, Patternmaster, toon meer was the first in a series about a society run by a group of telepaths who are mentally linked to one another. She explored the topics of race, poverty, politics, religion, and human nature in her works. She won a Hugo Award in 1984 for her short story Speech Sounds and a Hugo Award and Nebula Award in 1985 for her novella Bloodchild. She received a MacArthur Grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The award pays $295,000 over a five-year period to creative people who push the boundaries of their fields. She died in Lake Forest Park, Washington on February 24, 2006 at the age of 58. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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Kindred 1 exemplaar
Kindred: A Reader's Guide 1 exemplaar
Parable of the Sower 1 exemplaar
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The Missing Relationship 1 exemplaar
Childfinder [short story] 1 exemplaar
A Necessary Being [novelette] 1 exemplaar
Bloodchild 1 exemplaar
Stub for Adulthood Rites in Lilith's Brood 1 exemplaar
De zaaier 1 exemplaar
Xenogenesis by Octavia E. Butler (1989-01-01) 1 exemplaar
Book of the Living 1 exemplaar
Childfinder & A Necessary Being: Two Novellas 1 exemplaar
2000x: Bloodchild 1 exemplaar
Tomorrow is the Child of Today 1 exemplaar
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Epilogue from Parable of the Talents 1 exemplaar
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Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Butler, Octavia Estelle
- Geboortedatum
- 1947-06-22
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2006-02-24
- Graflocatie
- Mountain View Cemetery, Altadena, California, USA
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Pasadena, California, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Lake Forest Park, Washington, USA
- Oorzaak van overlijden
- fall
- Woonplaatsen
- Pasadena, California, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA - Opleiding
- Pasadena City College
California State University, Los Angeles - Beroepen
- science fiction writer
- Organisaties
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
- Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Creative Arts Award L.A. YWCA (1980)
MacArthur Fellowship (1995)
Lifetime Achievement Award in Writing: PEN American Center (2000)
Guest of Honour, Eastercon, UK (1997)
SF Hall Of Fame (2010)
SFWA Infinity Award (2023) - Agent
- Merilee Heifetz (Writers House)
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January 2021: Octavia Butler in Monthly Author Reads (november 2021)
Octavia Butler: American Author Challenge in 75 Books Challenge for 2017 (augustus 2017)
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