"The visionary author's masterpiece pulls us-along with her Black female hero-through time to face the horrors of slavery and explore the impacts of racism, sexism, and white supremacy then and now"--
The first science fiction written by a Black woman, Kindred has become a cornerstone of Black American literature. This combination of slave memoir, fantasy, and historical fiction is a novel of rich literary complexity. Having just celebrated her 26th birthday in 1976 California, Dana, an African-American woman, is suddenly and inexplicably wrenched through time into antebellum Maryland. After saving a drowning white boy there, she finds herself staring into the barrel of a shotgun and is transported back to the present just in time to save her life. During numerous such time-defying episodes with the same young man, she realizes the challenge she's been given: to protect this young slaveholder until he can father her own great-grandmother. Author Octavia E. Butler skillfully juxtaposes the serious issues of slavery, human rights, and racial prejudice with an exciting science fiction, romance, and historical adventure. Kim Staunton's narrative talent magically transforms the listener's earphones into an audio time machine.
eBooks--Fiction.; United States.; Slaves--United States--Comic books, strips, etc.; African American women--Comic books, strips, etc.; Slavery--Comic books, strips, etc.; Time travel--Comic books, strips, etc.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--Comic books, strips, etc.; Southern States--Comic books, strips, etc.
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[Revised and expanded edition].; Contains new supplementary material.; Formerly CIP.; Awards: Great Graphic Novels for Teens. Top Ten. (YALSA) 2018.; Great Graphic Novels for Teens. Top Ten. (YALSA) 2018.; "Home is a new house with a loving husband in 1970s California that is suddenly transformed into the frightening world of the antebellum South. Dana, a young black writer, can't explain how she is transported across time and space to a plantation in Maryland. But she does quickly understand why: to deal with the troubles of Rufus, a conflicted white slaveholder - and her progenitor. Her survival, her very existence, depends on it. This searing graphic-novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's science fiction classic is a powerfully moving, unflinching look at the violent, disturbing effects of slavery on the people it chained together, both black and white - and made kindred in the deepest sense of the word"--; The river -- The fire -- The fall -- The fight -- The storm -- The rope.
vi, 255 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 25 cm
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African American women--Comic books, strips, etc.; Slavery--Comic books, strips, etc.; Time travel--Comic books, strips, etc.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--Comic books, strips, etc.; Southern States--Comic books, strips, etc.
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"Originally published in hardcover in 2017... Published in paperback in 2018"--Title page verso.; Includes Q&A with Damian Duffy and John Jennings (pages 239-242), Notes on process (pages 243-249), Teachers guide to Kindred (pages 250-252) and additional exercises and resources (page 252).; "Home is a new house with a loving husband in 1970s California that is suddenly transformed into the frightening world of the antebellum South. Dana, a young black writer, can't explain how she is transported across time and space to a plantation in Maryland. But she does quickly understand why: to deal with the troubles of Rufus, a conflicted white slaveholder - and her progenitor. Her survival, her very existence, depends on it. This searing graphic-novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's science fiction classic is a powerfully moving, unflinching look at the violent, disturbing effects of slavery on the people it chained together, both black and white - and made kindred in the deepest sense of the word"--; Prologue -- The river -- The fire -- The fall -- The fight -- The storm -- The rope -- Epilogue.
Butler, Octavia E. Kindred--Criticism and interpretation.; Butler, Octavia E. Kindred--Examinations--Study guides.
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Mas de treinta y cinco anos despues de su lanzamiento, Parentesco sigue atrayendo a nuevos lectores con su profunda exploracion de la violencia y la perdida de la humanidad causada por la esclavitud en Estados Unidos, y el impacto complejo y duradero que aun tiene este hecho historico en la actualidad. La obra mas famosa de Butler, aclamada por la critica, cuenta la historia de Dana, una joven negra que de repente e inexplicablemente es transportada desde su hogar en la California de la decada de 1970 hasta la guerra civil. Mientras viaja en el tiempo entre ambos mundos, uno en el que es una mujer libre y otro en el que forma parte de su propia y complicada historia familiar en una plantacion del sur, se enreda aterradoramente en la vida de Rufus, un conflictivo esclavista que es a la vez un antepasado de Dana, y en las vidas de las muchas personas que estan esclavizadas por el. Considerada como una obra esencial dentro de los generos feminista, de ciencia ficcion y fantasia, y una piedra angular del movimiento afrofuturista, se han vendido mas de medio millon de copias de Parentesco. La interseccionalidad de la raza, la historia y el tratamiento de las mujeres abordada en este libro sigue siendo un tema critico en el dialogo contemporaneo, tanto en el aula como en la esfera publica. Inquietante, convincente y de una rica imaginacion, Parentesco ofrece una mirada inquebrantable a nuestra complicada historia social.
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