“Parable of the Sower,” a 1993 novel by the late science fiction writer and MacArthur Fellow, depicts a future America ...

It is a growth parable. Parable Meaning Significance for today A man went out to sow grain. The man represents God and the seed is His message. Just as a planted seed starts to grow, the word of ...

However, Parable of the Sower works beautifully as an examination ... she apparently had planned a third novel, Parable of the Trickster. But maybe it’s just as well that she and Lauren were ...

Octavia E. Butler’s novel Parable of the Sower offers a vision of a future marked by transformation and resilience—where societal collapse spurs the creation of a new belief system founded on ...

In this episode, John and Andy talk to the screenwriter and academic Una McCormack and poet Salena Godden about Octavia Butler’s strikingly prescient novel, The Parable of the Sower. Backlisted is the ...