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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Octavia Butler predicted fire disaster in Los Angeles in 1993 book 'Parable of the Sower'
Since the fires began, Butler's works have been cited for anticipating a world - and, particularly, a Los Angeles - wracked ...
Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It
Many have called Butler a prophet for her futuristic prediction on L.A. fires in her novel 'Parable of the Sower,' but her ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It
The fires within Parable of the Sower stem from a combination of climate ... ‘This sounds like a Octavia Butler movie.’” As a result, Whiteside loaded up her camera phone and began creating ...
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Octavia Butler imagined LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
“Parable of the Sower,” written in 1993 and set in a ... Science Fiction writer Octavia Butler poses for a photograph near some of her novels at University Book Store in Seattle, Wash., ...