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Octavia Estelle Butler (June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an American science fiction author and a multiple recipient of the Hugo and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. [2][3] Born in Pasadena, California, Butler was raised by her widowed mother.
Mar 1, 2006 · March 1, 2006. Octavia E. Butler, an internationally acclaimed science fiction writer whose evocative, often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what ...
- Supported herself with odd jobs, including potato chip inspector. Butler would wake at 2 a.m. to write before going to work as a potato chip inspector. She also worked as a dishwasher and telemarketer.
- Kindred was inspired by her mother’s work as a domestic. Kindred follows the story of a writer who travels back in time to the antebellum south and meets her ancestors, a white plantation owner and a black slave.
- Determined to write after seeing a bad sci-fi film. Watching the 1945 movie Devil Girl From Mars on television when she was about 12 years old set her mind in motion.
- Never drove a car. In part due to her dyslexia, Butler never drove and was a loyal public transportation user. Despite her reserved nature, she was known to start conversations with fellow bus riders.
Oct 12, 2024 · Octavia E. Butler (born June 22, 1947, Pasadena, California, U.S.—died February 24, 2006, Seattle, Washington) was an African American author chiefly noted for her science fiction novels about future societies and superhuman powers. They are noteworthy for their unique synthesis of science fiction, mysticism, mythology, and African American ...
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Feb 27, 2006 · Octavia E. Butler, considered the first black woman to gain national prominence as a science fiction writer, has died, a close friend said Sunday. She was 58. Butler fell and struck her head on ...
Octavia Estelle Butler was born in Pasadena, California in 1947. She grew up poor in a city that, while not segregated legally, was segregated in fact. Her father, who worked as a shoe shiner, died when she was seven and Butler was raised by her mother who worked as a maid and her grandmother. Butler remembered accompanying her mother to work ...
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Feb 27, 2006 · Author Octavia Butler died on Friday. Butler was a leading science fiction writer who won every major award in her field. In 1995, she was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship.
