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 ...
As California Burns, ‘Octavia Tried to Tell Us’ Has New Meaning
The phrase, which gained momentum in 2020, has resurfaced, in part because it can seem like Octavia Butler was more than a ...
The Grave Of Octavia Butler, Writer Who Once Prophesied LA Fires, Still Stands In Altadena ...
The grave of Octavia Butler, whose novel "Parable Of The Sower" predicted fires engulfing Los Angeles, still stands at a ...
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 imagined LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
Downed branches lie near graves at Mountain View Cemetery after the Eaton Fire, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Science Fiction writer Octavia Butler poses for a ...
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Octavia Butler imagined LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
(AP) — Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined ... Since the fires began last week, “Parable of the Sower” and other Butler works have been cited for anticipating a world ...
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Octavia Butler imagined Los Angeles ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
The grave of Butler, who died in 2006 at 58, is marked by a footstone etched with a quote from “Parable of the Sower,” among her most famous novels: “All that you touch, you change. All that ...