Octavia E. Butler: Parable of the Talents (Hardcover, 2017, Seven Stories Press)
Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of depravity. Taking advantage of the situation, a zealous bigot wins his way into the White House. Lauren Olamina leads a new faith group directly opposed to the new government. This is the story of the group's struggle to preserve its vision.
As the government turns a blind eye to the violent bigots who consider a black female leader a threat, Lauren Olamina must either sacrifice her child and her followers or forsake her religion. The plot contains …
Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of depravity. Taking advantage of the situation, a zealous bigot wins his way into the White House. Lauren Olamina leads a new faith group directly opposed to the new government. This is the story of the group's struggle to preserve its vision.
As the government turns a blind eye to the violent bigots who consider a black female leader a threat, Lauren Olamina must either sacrifice her child and her followers or forsake her religion. The plot contains profanity, sexual situations and violence,
hardcover, 416 pages
Publié 28 février 2017 par Seven Stories Press.
No m'ha entusiasmat tant com el primer (parable of the sower), que realment me va captivar. M'ha costat més empatitzar amb els personatges i el final no m'ha deixar bon regust de boca. Però la vida és així, no? Tot i aquests detalls és molt bon llibre.
Powerful
Powerful, and heartbreaking.
Also amazingly prescient. Butler died 10 years before Trump was elected but here he is in all his Christo-fascist glory.
