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Product Identifiers
PublisherBeacon Press
ISBN-100807083690
ISBN-139780807083697
eBay Product ID (ePID)2493729
Product Key Features
Edition25
Book TitleKindred
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicPsychological, Science Fiction / Time Travel, Dystopian, African American / General, Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction / General
GenreYoung Adult Fiction, Fiction
AuthorOctavia Butler
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight9.6 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-062862
ReviewsOctavia 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.-Harlan Ellison "One cannot finish Kindred without feeling changed. It is a shattering work of art with much to say about love, hate, slavery, and racial dilemmas, then and now." -Sam Frank, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner "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 "Truly terrifying . . . A book you'll find hard to put down."- Essence "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."-Dorothy Allison, Village Voice "Butler's literary craftsmanship is superb."- Washington Post Book World "One of the most original, thought-provoking works examining race and identity."-Lynell George, Los Angeles Times This powerful novel about a modern black woman transported back in time to a slave plantation in the antebellum South is the perfect introduction to Butler's work and perspectives for those not usually enamored of science fiction. . .A harrowing, haunting story." -John Marshall, Seattle Post-Intelligencer "No other work of fantasy or science fiction writings brings the intimate environment of the antebellum South to life better than Octavia E. Butler's Kindred ." -Kevin Weston, San Francisco Chronicle "A celebrated mainstay of college courses in women's studies and black literature and culture; some colleges require it as mandatory freshman reading." -Linell Smith, The Baltimore Sun " Kindred is as much a novel of psychological horror as it is a novel of science fiction. . .a work of art whose individual accomplishment defies categorization." -Barbara Strickland, The Austin Chronicle "A startling and engrossing commentary on the complex actuality and continuing heritage of American slavery." -Sherley Anne Williams, Ms. "Her books are disturbing, unsettling… In a field dominated by white male authors, Butler's African-American feminist perspective is unique, and uniquely suited to reshape the boundaries of the sci-fi genre." -Bill Glass, L. A. Style, "Octavia Butler is a writer who will be with us for a long, long time, and Kindred,/i> is that rare magical artifact . . . the novel one returns to, again and again." -Harlan Ellison"One cannot finish Kindred without feeling changed. It is a shattering work of art with much to say about love, hate, slavery, and racial dilemmas, then and now." -Sam Frank, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner"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"Truly terrifying . . . A book you'll find hard to put down." -Essence"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." -Dorothy Allison, Village Voice"Butler's literary craftsmanship is superb." -Washington Post Book World"One of the most original, thought-provoking works examining race and identity." -Lynell George, Los Angeles Times, "Reading Octavia Butler taught me to dream big, and I think it's absolutely necessary that everybody have that freedom and that willingness to dream." --N. K. Jemisin "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 "A marvel of imagination, empathy and detail." --Stephen Kearse, New York Times "Truly terrifying . . . A book you'll find hard to put down."-- Essence "This powerful novel about a modern black woman transported back in time to a slave plantation in the antebellum South is the perfect introduction to Butler's work and perspectives for those not usually enamored of science fiction. . . . A harrowing, haunting story." --John Marshall, Seattle Post-Intelligencer "Sixteen years after Butler's death, her legacy of fierce imagination feels more relevant than ever. With Kindred illuminating so much of the most compelling speculative fiction, the book stands as an icon for recasting today's challenges--envisioning new role models and possibilities in the process." --Sheree Renée Thomas, Scientific American "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." --Harlan Ellison "One of the most original, thought-provoking works examining race and identity." --Lynell George, Los Angeles Times "A startling and engrossing commentary on the complex actuality and continuing heritage of American slavery." --Sherley Anne Williams, Ms. "One cannot finish Kindred without feeling changed. It is a shattering work of art with much to say about love, hate, slavery, and racial dilemmas, then and now." --Sam Frank, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner "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."--Dorothy Allison, Village Voice "Butler's literary craftsmanship is superb."-- Washington Post Book World "No other work of fantasy or science fiction writings brings the intimate environment of the antebellum South to life better than Octavia E. Butler's Kindred ." --Kevin Weston, San Francisco Chronicle "A celebrated mainstay of college courses in women's studies and black literature and culture; some colleges require it as mandatory freshman reading." --Linell Smith, The Baltimore Sun " Kindred is as much a novel of psychological horror as it is a novel of science fiction. . .a work of art whose individual accomplishment defies categorization." --Barbara Strickland, The Austin Chronicle "Her books are disturbing, unsettling... In a field dominated by white male authors, Butler's African-American feminist perspective is unique, and uniquely suited to reshape the boundaries of the sci-fi genre." --Bill Glass, L. A. Style, "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." -Harlan Ellison "One cannot finish Kindred without feeling changed. It is a shattering work of art with much to say about love, hate, slavery, and racial dilemmas, then and now." -Sam Frank, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner "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 "Truly terrifying . . . A book you'll find hard to put down." - Essence "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." -Dorothy Allison, Village Voice "Butler's literary craftsmanship is superb." - Washington Post Book World "One of the most original, thought-provoking works examining race and identity." -Lynell George, Los Angeles Times This powerful novel about a modern black woman transported back in time to a slave plantation in the antebellum South is the perfect introduction to Butler's work and perspectives for those not usually enamored of science fiction. . .A harrowing, haunting story." -John Marshall, Seattle Post-Intelligencer "No other work of fantasy or science fiction writings brings the intimate environment of the antebellum South to life better than Octavia E. Butler's Kindred ." -Kevin Weston, San Francisco Chronicle "A celebrated mainstay of college courses in women's studies and black literature and culture; some colleges require it as mandatory freshman reading." -Linell Smith, The Baltimore Sun " Kindred is as much a novel of psychological horror as it is a novel of science fiction. . .a work of art whose individual accomplishment defies categorization." -Barbara Strickland, The Austin Chronicle "A startling and engrossing commentary on the complex actuality and continuing heritage of American slavery." -Sherley Anne Williams, Ms. "Her books are disturbing, unsettling& In a field dominated by white male authors, Butler's African-American feminist perspective is unique, and uniquely suited to reshape the boundaries of the sci-fi genre." -Bill Glass, L. A. Style
Grade FromNinth Grade
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Table Of ContentPrologue The River The Fire The Fall The Fight The Storm The Rope Epilogue Reader's Guide Critical Essay Discussion Questions
SynopsisSelected by The Atlantic as one of THE GREAT AMERICAN NOVELS. ("You have to read them.") From the New York Times bestselling author of Parable of the Sower and MacArthur "Genius" Grant, Nebula, and Hugo award winner The visionary time-travel classic whose Black female hero is pulled through time to face the horrors of American slavery and explores the impacts of racism, sexism, and white supremacy then and now. "I lost an arm on my last trip home. My left arm." Dana's torment begins when she suddenly vanishes on her 26th birthday from California, 1976, and is dragged through time to antebellum Maryland to rescue a boy named Rufus, heir to a slaveowner's plantation. She soon realizes the purpose of her summons to the past: protect Rufus to ensure his assault of her Black ancestor so that she may one day be born. As she endures the traumas of slavery and the soul-crushing normalization of savagery, Dana fights to keep her autonomy and return to the present. Blazing the trail for neo-slavery narratives like Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad and Ta-Nehisi Coates's The Water Dancer , Butler takes one of speculative fiction's oldest tropes and infuses it with lasting depth and power. Dana not only experiences the cruelties of slavery on her skin but also grimly learns to accept it as a condition of her own existence in the present. "Where stories about American slavery are often gratuitous, reducing its horror to explicit violence and brutality, Kindred is controlled and precise" ( New York Times ). "Reading Octavia Butler taught me to dream big, and I think it's absolutely necessary that everybody have that freedom and that willingness to dream." --N. K. Jemisin This book has been published with two different covers. Customers will be shipped the cover available., The visionary author's masterpiece pulls us--along with her Black female hero--through time to face the horrors of slavery and explore the impacts of racism, sexism, and white supremacy then and now. 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 repeatedly through time to the slave quarters, and each time the stay grows longer, more arduous, and more dangerous until it is uncertain whether or not Dana's life will end, long before it has a chance to begin.
LC Classification NumberPS3552.U827K5 2004
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- Apr 11, 2017
NOT EXACTLY SCI-FI, MORE LIKE BACK TO THE PAST TIME TRAVEL BUT IMAGINATIVE
This time travel back to the past with brief returns to the present is a unique way to expose the ugliness of black slavery in the antebellum South. It is a compelling story but occasionally gets a bit bogged down in repetition. I will add that I am a Senior white southerner but still found this book to be a good read. I saw it listed on ABE Books recommended 100 books to read and had not heard of it so ordered it. It has been out about 25 years.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Oct 26, 2021
Refers to a relationship across time! appropriate!
Great book by a great author of science fiction.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 08, 2021
Very compelling and thought provoking.
I love all of Octavia butler books. If it's your genre....you'll love it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Apr 19, 2023
Eye opener
Slavery was evil. But I “went back” to that time and felt the fear and pain of it almost physically. Felt like I knew these people!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 03, 2020
A great novel
This is a neat book with a cool idea. A young woman is pulled backwards in time to the antebellum south by her distant relative. There are some big holes in the plot, but it is still a really good read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Jun 21, 2023
Great book!
I love books about time travel. This book was totally riveting, beginning with the prologue!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Feb 10, 2024
an odd book
Strange but interesting storyVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Mar 10, 2023
Intriguing story!
I started to watch this on HBO. Can't wait for 2nd season, so I bought the book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 15, 2023
Must read!
The book is absolutely riveting, hard to put down!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Dec 07, 2020
Great book
Great story. I couldn't put it down. Good for book clubsVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
