Speech Sounds by Octavia Butler

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This episode discusses the work 'Speech Sounds' by Octavia Butler.

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Host: Edgar

Topics covered

• dystopian fiction
• communication
• human experience
• literature analysis
• Octavia Butler

Keywords

• Speech Sounds
• Octavia Butler
• dystopia
• communication breakdown
• fiction analysis

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Books & works: Speech Sounds

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