![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She frequently discusses the origins of Kindred (1979): a young male college student advocating Black Power in the 1970s wished that he could simply eradicate all the older generation of African Americans who held them back. For example, multiple interviews contain Butler’s story about watching the movie Devil Girl from Mars (1954) as a young girl and being inspired to start writing, sure that she could do better (Fry 127 Brown 181 Gonzalez and Goodman 223-24). Many interviews repeat stories that Butler developed in response to fans’ questions about where her ideas came from, revealing a remarkable consistency in her long career. (In this review, along with the page number I have cited the last name of the interviewer for easier reference.) With this collection, Butler’s no-nonsense responses to the human condition and the process of writing about it may be tracked over her three-decade career as (almost) the only black woman sf writer. ![]() $50.00 hc $22.00 pbkĬonversations with Octavia Butler is an essential book for those interested in feminist science fiction and gender studies, and a fun read for sf fans. SR SF: Octavia Butler and Social Reform through Science FictionĬonsuela Francis, ed. ![]()
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