Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006)
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A propos de l'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, afficher plus 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) afficher moins
Séries
Œuvres de Octavia E. Butler
Autograph, (S.F. Writer), I.S. Cut Out Title Page 3 exemplaires
Kindred 1 exemplaire
Kindred: A Reader's Guide 1 exemplaire
Parable of the Sower 1 exemplaire
Elos Da Mente 1 exemplaire
Butler, Octavia Archive 1 exemplaire
The Missing Relationship 1 exemplaire
Childfinder [short story] 1 exemplaire
A Necessary Being [novelette] 1 exemplaire
Bloodchild 1 exemplaire
Stub for Adulthood Rites in Lilith's Brood 1 exemplaire
De zaaier 1 exemplaire
Xenogenesis by Octavia E. Butler (1989-01-01) 1 exemplaire
Book of the Living 1 exemplaire
Childfinder & A Necessary Being: Two Novellas 1 exemplaire
2000x: Bloodchild 1 exemplaire
Tomorrow is the Child of Today 1 exemplaire
Stub for "Imago" in Lilith's Brood 1 exemplaire
Epilogue from Parable of the Talents 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction From the African Diaspora (2000) — Contributeur — 526 exemplaires
The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 (1993) — Contributeur — 315 exemplaires
Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology (2015) — Contributeur — 291 exemplaires
Breaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction (1990) — Contributeur — 270 exemplaires
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy (2004) — Contributeur — 269 exemplaires
Women of Wonder, the Contemporary Years: Science Fiction by Women from the 1970s to the 1990s (1995) — Contributeur — 203 exemplaires
Daughters of Earth: Feminist Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century (2006) — Contributeur — 177 exemplaires
Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent from the Ancient… (1992) — Contributeur — 157 exemplaires
A Woman's Liberation: A Choice of Futures by and About Women (2001) — Contributeur — 126 exemplaires
Asimov's Science Fiction: Hugo & Nebula Award Winning Stories (1995) — Contributeur — 87 exemplaires
New Eves: Science Fiction About the Extraordinary Women of Today and Tomorrow (1994) — Contributeur — 61 exemplaires
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 73 • June 2016 (People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction! special issue) (2016) — Contributeur — 60 exemplaires
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: 30th Anniversary Anthology (2007) — Contributeur — 56 exemplaires
Tales from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Short Stories for Young Adults (1986) — Contributeur — 40 exemplaires
Nebula Awards 20: SFWA's Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy 1984 (1985) — Contributeur — 28 exemplaires
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 8, No. 6 [June 1984] (1984) — Contributeur — 18 exemplaires
Hive of Dreams: Contemporary Science Fiction from the Pacific Northwest (Northwest Readers) (2003) — Contributeur — 12 exemplaires
Virtually Now: Stories of Science, Technology, and the Future (1996) — Contributeur — 12 exemplaires
Afro-Future Females: Black Writers Chart Science Fiction's Newest New-Wave Trajectory (2008) — Contributeur — 9 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Butler, Octavia Estelle
- Date de naissance
- 1947-06-22
- Date de décès
- 2006-02-24
- Lieu de sépulture
- Mountain View Cemetery, Altadena, California, USA
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Pasadena, California, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Lake Forest Park, Washington, USA
- Cause du décès
- fall
- Lieux de résidence
- Pasadena, California, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA - Études
- Pasadena City College
California State University, Los Angeles - Professions
- science fiction writer
- Organisations
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
- Prix et distinctions
- 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)
Membres
Discussions
January 2021: Octavia Butler à Monthly Author Reads (Novembre 2021)
Octavia Butler: American Author Challenge à 75 Books Challenge for 2017 (Août 2017)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 56
- Aussi par
- 50
- Membres
- 43,579
- Popularité
- #388
- Évaluation
- 4.1
- Critiques
- 1,461
- ISBN
- 364
- Langues
- 14
- Favoris
- 273