Parable of the Sower.

BUTLER, Octavia E.

$2,500.00

Item Number: 123464

New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1993.

Early printing of this classic post-apocalyptic novel of hope and terror from the award-winning author which “pairs well with 1984 or The Handmaid’s Tale” (The New York Times). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Octavia E. Butler on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Stark Design. Interior design by Marcy Kass. Uncommon signed.

"In the ongoing contest over which dystopian classic is most applicable to our time, Octavia Butler's 'Parable' books may be unmatched" (New Yorker) "Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower is a stunner. It's a terrifying vision of a dismal future brought on by the willful ignorance, racism and greed of human beings, and an eerily dangerous parallel to our present path. Ms. Butler gives us a satisfying protagonist in the hypersensitive teenager Lauren, whose courage and wits are an infinite source of inspiration" (Wall Street Journal).