The Eerie Prescience of Octavia Butler's 'Parable of the Sower'
As wildfires ravaged parts of Los Angeles, readers said the science fiction writer predicted this in her 1993 work and its ...
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In Her Inventive and Prescient Stories, Octavia Butler Wrote Herself Into the Science Fiction Canon
Octavia E. Butler didn’t like to wait for inspiration ... “It just feels like … she predicts the future.” Born an only child in Pasadena, California, in 1947, Butler grew up poor, raised ...
The Grave Of Octavia Butler, Writer Who Once Prophesied LA Fires, Still Stands In Altadena Cemetery
The grave of Octavia Butler, whose novel "Parable Of The Sower" predicted fires engulfing Los Angeles, still stands at a ...
Writer Octavia Butler imagined an LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
Her “Parable of the Sower” has been cited for anticipating a world — and a Los Angeles — wracked by climate change, racism ...
In Climate-Scorched L.A., the Burning Truth of Octavia Butler’s Science Fiction
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan The fires stand as a monumental example of nature’s destructive potential when accelerated by ...
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Octavia Butler predicted fire disaster in Los Angeles in 1993 book 'Parable of the Sower'
ALTADENA, Calif. -- Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles ravaged by fires. The Altadena cemetery where the science fiction and Afrofuturism author is buried did catch ...
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Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It
Before the fire, Pasadena — where Butler grew up — was a beautiful mountain area made up of working class hikers, horses and cowboys, and small businesses like Octavia’s Bookshelf ...
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Writer Octavia Butler imagined an LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
ALTADENA — Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles ravaged by fires. The Altadena cemetery where the science fiction and Afrofuturism author is buried did catch fire la ...