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Octavia E. Butler
Author
"All that you touch,
You Change.
All that you Change,
Changes you.
The only lasting truth
is Change.
God is Change."
-- Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006) is often credited with shaping the ideas of Afrofuturism. In this worldview, the cultures of the African diaspora are seen through the lens of science fiction. Her prophetic novels include Parable of the Sower, written in 1993 and set in the 2020s. The book tells the story of a young visionary navigating a broken world. Butler's work has inspired many other writers, artists, philosophers, filmmakers, and scientists. Her words opened worlds.
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