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Kindred: 25th Anniversary Edition

by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred: 25th Anniversary Edition Cover

ISBN13: 9780807083697
ISBN10: 0807083690
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The twenty-fifth-anniversary edition of the classic novel that has sold over 250,000 copies.

Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from her home in California and transported to the antebellum South. Rufus, the white son of a plantation owner, is drowning, and Dana has been summoned to save him. Dana is drawn back again and again for Rufus, yet each time the stay grows longer and more dangerous until it is uncertain whether or not Dana"s life will end, long before it has even begun.

Review:

"Butler's literary craftsmanship is superb." The Washington Post Book World

Review:

"In Kindred Octavia Butler creates a road for the impossible, and a balm for the unbearable. It is everything the literature of science fiction can be." Walter Mosley, author of the Easy Rawlins series

Review:

"Kindred is a shattering work of art with much to say about love, hate, slavery and racial dilemmas, then and now." Los Angeles Herald Examiner

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"Truly terrifying....A book you'll find hard to put down." Essence

Review:

"Butler"s books are exceptional....She is a realist, writing the most detailed social criticism and creating some of the most fascinating female characters in the genre...real women caught in impossible situations." The Village Voice

Review:

"Octavia Butler is a writer who will be with us for a long, long time and Kindred is that rare magical artifact...the novel one returns to, again and again, through the years, to learn, to be humbled, and to be renewed." Harlan Ellison

Synopsis:

This 25th anniversary edition, about a modern black woman who is snatched away to the antebellum South, is a classic work with "much to say about love, hate, slavery, and racial dilemmas, then and now" (Los Angeles Herald Examiner).

Synopsis:

The twenty-fifth-anniversary edition of the classic novel that has sold over 250,000 copies< BR> < BR> Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from her home in California and transported to the antebellum South. Rufus, the white son of a plantation owner, is drowning, and Dana has been summoned to save him. Dana is drawn back again and again for Rufus, yet each time the stay grows longer and more dangerous until it is uncertain whether or not Dana& #39; s life will end, long before it has even begun.< BR> < BR> & quot; In Kindred Octavia Butler creates a road for the impossible, and a balm for the unbearable. It is everything the literature of science fiction can be.& quot; < BR> & mdash; Walter Mosley< BR> < BR> & quot; Kindred] is a shattering work of art with much to say about love, hate, slavery and racial dilemmas, then and now.& quot; < BR> & mdash; Los Angeles Herald Examiner< BR> < BR> & quot; Truly terrifying. . . . A book you& #39; ll find hard to put down.& quot; < BR> & #175; Essence< BR> < BR> & quot; Butler& #39; s books are exceptional. . . . She is a realist, writing the most detailed social criticism and creating some of the most fascinating female characters in the genre . . . real women caught in impossible situations.& quot; < BR> & #175; The Village Voice< BR> < BR> & quot; Butler& #39; s literary craftsmanship is superb.& quot; & mdash; The Washington Post Book World

Synopsis:

The twenty-fifth-anniversary edition of the classic novel that has sold over 250,000 copies

Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from her home in California and transported to the antebellum South. Rufus, the white son of a plantation owner, is drowning, and Dana has been summoned to save him. Dana is drawn back again and again for Rufus, yet each time the stay grows longer and more dangerous until it is uncertain whether or not Dana’s life will end, long before it has even begun.

“In Kindred Octavia Butler creates a road for the impossible, and a balm for the unbearable. It is everything the literature of science fiction can be.” —Walter Mosley

“[Kindred] is a shattering work of art with much to say about love, hate, slavery and racial dilemmas, then and now.” —Los Angeles Herald Examiner

“Truly terrifying. . . . A book you’ll find hard to put down.” ZEssence

“Butler’s books are exceptional. . . . She is a realist, writing the most detailed social criticism and creating some of the most fascinating female characters in the genre . . . real women caught in impossible situations.” ZThe Village Voice

“Butler’s literary craftsmanship is superb.”—The Washington Post Book World

About the Author

Octavia E. Butler is the author of many novels, including Dawn, Wild Seed, and Parable of the Sower. She is the recipient of a MacArthur Award and a Nebula Award, and she has twice won the Hugo Award. She passed away on February 24, 2006, at the age of 58.

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bananafish, January 28, 2011 (view all comments by bananafish)
Kindred, by Octavia Butler, is a fascinating story with complicated relationships, an intriguing plot, and a view into the time of slavery that compels the reader to consider this time period and all of its atrocities and complexity in a fresh way. Well written, and perfect for a book club as there are endless questions and topics to explore in discussion.
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Tiramisu, November 28, 2010 (view all comments by Tiramisu)
In school, reading seems to always be comprised of "have to read" and "want to read." I usually hate the required reading in high school, but Kindred was a very unexpected surprise. The writing itself is very good, and the concept wonderful. Combining time travel and slavery was unique and brilliant, and I will gladly reccomend this excellent find to all lovers of great literature.
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Liza, July 5, 2008 (view all comments by Liza)
Part science-fiction, part historical novel, Octavia E. Butler has her heroine, an African American woman living in 1976, time-travel to antebellum Maryland. A first person's account of slavery from a 20th century viewpoint. Facinating, I couldn't put it down.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780807083697
Author:
Butler, Octavia E.
Publisher:
Beacon Press (MA)
Author:
Butler, Octavia
Location:
Boston
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Science Fiction - General
Subject:
Slavery
Subject:
Time travel
Subject:
Science / General
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Literature - Classics
Subject:
Science fiction
Subject:
Los angeles (calif.)
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
Edition Number:
25
Edition Description:
Anniversary
Series:
Bluestreak
Publication Date:
February 2004
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
264
Dimensions:
8 x 5.3 x 0.8 in 0.75 lb
Age Level:
12-UP

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Product details 264 pages Beacon Press - English 9780807083697 Reviews:
"Review" by , "Butler's literary craftsmanship is superb."
"Review" by , "In Kindred Octavia Butler creates a road for the impossible, and a balm for the unbearable. It is everything the literature of science fiction can be."
"Review" by , "Kindred is a shattering work of art with much to say about love, hate, slavery and racial dilemmas, then and now."
"Review" by , "Truly terrifying....A book you'll find hard to put down."
"Review" by , "Butler"s books are exceptional....She is a realist, writing the most detailed social criticism and creating some of the most fascinating female characters in the genre...real women caught in impossible situations."
"Review" by , "Octavia Butler is a writer who will be with us for a long, long time and Kindred is that rare magical artifact...the novel one returns to, again and again, through the years, to learn, to be humbled, and to be renewed."
"Synopsis" by , This 25th anniversary edition, about a modern black woman who is snatched away to the antebellum South, is a classic work with "much to say about love, hate, slavery, and racial dilemmas, then and now" (Los Angeles Herald Examiner).
"Synopsis" by , The twenty-fifth-anniversary edition of the classic novel that has sold over 250,000 copies< BR> < BR> Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from her home in California and transported to the antebellum South. Rufus, the white son of a plantation owner, is drowning, and Dana has been summoned to save him. Dana is drawn back again and again for Rufus, yet each time the stay grows longer and more dangerous until it is uncertain whether or not Dana& #39; s life will end, long before it has even begun.< BR> < BR> & quot; In Kindred Octavia Butler creates a road for the impossible, and a balm for the unbearable. It is everything the literature of science fiction can be.& quot; < BR> & mdash; Walter Mosley< BR> < BR> & quot; Kindred] is a shattering work of art with much to say about love, hate, slavery and racial dilemmas, then and now.& quot; < BR> & mdash; Los Angeles Herald Examiner< BR> < BR> & quot; Truly terrifying. . . . A book you& #39; ll find hard to put down.& quot; < BR> & #175; Essence< BR> < BR> & quot; Butler& #39; s books are exceptional. . . . She is a realist, writing the most detailed social criticism and creating some of the most fascinating female characters in the genre . . . real women caught in impossible situations.& quot; < BR> & #175; The Village Voice< BR> < BR> & quot; Butler& #39; s literary craftsmanship is superb.& quot; & mdash; The Washington Post Book World
"Synopsis" by , The twenty-fifth-anniversary edition of the classic novel that has sold over 250,000 copies

Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from her home in California and transported to the antebellum South. Rufus, the white son of a plantation owner, is drowning, and Dana has been summoned to save him. Dana is drawn back again and again for Rufus, yet each time the stay grows longer and more dangerous until it is uncertain whether or not Dana’s life will end, long before it has even begun.

“In Kindred Octavia Butler creates a road for the impossible, and a balm for the unbearable. It is everything the literature of science fiction can be.” —Walter Mosley

“[Kindred] is a shattering work of art with much to say about love, hate, slavery and racial dilemmas, then and now.” —Los Angeles Herald Examiner

“Truly terrifying. . . . A book you’ll find hard to put down.” ZEssence

“Butler’s books are exceptional. . . . She is a realist, writing the most detailed social criticism and creating some of the most fascinating female characters in the genre . . . real women caught in impossible situations.” ZThe Village Voice

“Butler’s literary craftsmanship is superb.”—The Washington Post Book World

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