Parable of the Talents
by Octavia E. Butler
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Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of depravity. Taking advantage of the situation, a zealous bigot wins his way into the White House. Lauren Olamina leads a new faith group directly opposed to the new government. This is the story of the group's struggle to preserve its vision.
As the government turns a blind eye to the violent bigots who consider a black female leader a threat, Lauren Olamina must either sacrifice her child and her followers or forsake her religion. The plot contains profanity, sexual situations and violence,
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Fiction, Twenty-first century, Young women, Science fiction, Dystopias, Fiction, fantasy, contemporary, California, fiction, African americans, fiction, Fiction, political, Fiction, science fiction, general, Audiobooks, American literature, award:nebula_award=novel, American fiction, Dystopies, Romans, nouvelles, Jeunes femmes, Vingt et unième siècle, Roman américain, General, Literary, Young women, fictionPlaces
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Parable of the talents: a novel
1998, Seven Stories Press
in English
- A Seven Stories Press 1st ed.
1888363819 9781888363814
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