About this episode

The episode explores Octavia Butler's dystopian classic 'Parable Of The Sower' and its relevance to contemporary society.

We’re going to explore Octavia Butler’s 1993 release of the dystopian classic “Parable Of The Sower” set in America of the 2020s. Spoiler alert: It’s even uglier than our disappointing reality, which is quite a feat. If you like our work, you can donate at Mixtapestories.net or at Patreon/MixtapeStories. Thank you!

People in this episode

Host: Michael Juge

Topics covered

• dystopian fiction
• Octavia Butler
• literary analysis
• 2020s America
• social commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Parable Of The Sower

Places: America

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