Parable of the Sower

Summary

Parable of the Sower is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,119 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Parable of the Sower authored Octavia E. Butler^[3].
• Parable of the Sower's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• Parable of the Sower was published by Four Walls Eight Windows^[5].
• Parable of the Sower's genre is epistolary novel^[6].
• Parable of the Sower's genre is Afrofuturism^[7].
• Parable of the Sower's genre is science fiction^[8].
• Parable of the Sower is named after Parable of the Sower^[9].
• Parable of the Sower was followed by Parable of the Talents^[10].
• Parable of the Sower's part of the series is recorded as Earthseed^[11].
• Parable of the Sower's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• Parable of the Sower's country of origin is recorded as United States^[13].
• Parable of the Sower was released on October 1993^[14].
• Parable of the Sower's has edition or translation is recorded as Q122102009^[15].
• Parable of the Sower's has edition or translation is recorded as La parabola del seminatore^[16].
• Parable of the Sower's narrative location is recorded as California^[17].
• Parable of the Sower's main subject is empathy^[18].
• Parable of the Sower's main subject is meteorological disaster^[19].
• Parable of the Sower's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel^[20].
• Parable of the Sower's nominated for is recorded as Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work^[21].
• Parable of the Sower's nominated for is recorded as Nebula Award for Best Novel^[22].
• Parable of the Sower's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Parable of the Sower'}^[23].
• Parable of the Sower's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'La parabole du semeur'}^[24].
• Parable of the Sower's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'La parábola del sembrador'}^[25].
• Parable of the Sower's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'مثل الزارع'}^[26].
• Parable of the Sower's title is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Podobenství o rozsévači'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Prose^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6859d1ee-83e2-4536-b395-823a92677c90^[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Parable of the Sower authored Octavia E. Butler^[3]. It was published by Four Walls Eight Windows^[5].

Publication

Parable of the Sower was published on October 1993^[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[12]. Genres include epistolary novel^[6], Afrofuturism^[7], and science fiction^[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as Earthseed^[11].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include empathy^[18] and meteorological disaster^[19]. Parable of the Sower's part of the series is recorded as Earthseed^[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Parable of the Sower was followed by Parable of the Talents^[10].

Why It Matters

Parable of the Sower ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,119 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30]