"I think that Kindred, even though it was written in 1979, is still a very prescient and very important book, particularly if you look at the political landscape now in America," Jennings said. The way that she would use metaphor and allegory and how she tackled some of the most horrific things about human existence through science fiction and fantasy? She was a master storyteller." Butler, who died in 2006 at the age of 58, was the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur "Genius" grant and the recipient of several Hugo and Nebula awards. one of the greatest American writers to live, period," Jennings said. "I have to do what now?" he also said to himself. "It was like, this is awesome, we got this project, it's, like, our dream project! Yayyy!," Duffy said. Not surprisingly, artists Damian Duffy and John Jennings felt especially daunted by the chance to adapt renowned speculative-fiction writer Octavia Butler's beloved Kindred for a new graphic novel edition. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Kindred Subtitle A Graphic Novel Adaptation Author Octavia E.
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