Kindred
of Octavia E. Butler
Description
The first science fiction written by a black woman, Kindred has become a cornerstone of black American literature. This combination of slave memoir, fantasy, and historical fiction is a novel of rich literary complexity. Having just celebrated her 26th birthday in 1976 California, Dana, an African-American woman, is suddenly and inexplicably wrenched through time into antebellum Maryland. After saving a drowning white boy there, she finds herself staring into the barrel of a shotgun and is transported back to the present just in time to save her life. During numerous such time-defying episodes with the same young man, she realizes the challenge sheâs been given...
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 287 pages
- Publisher Beacon Press
- Publication Date February 1st 2004
- First Publication 06/28/79
- Language English
- ISBN 9780807083697
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['Maryland (United States)', 'Altadena, California (United States)']
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