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 ...
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 ...
Octavia Butler imagined Los Angeles ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
Since the Los Angeles fires began last week, “Parable of the Sower” and other Octavia Butler works written decades ago have ...
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Octavia Butler imagined LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
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Octavia Butler imagined L.A. ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
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 Imagined LA Ravaged by Fires. Her Altadena Cemetery Survived
Octavia Butler Imagined LA Ravaged by Fires. Her Altadena Cemetery Survived ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles ravaged by fires.