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1979 | Fiction & Poetry | History & Politics | Science Fiction/Fantasy
The first science fiction written by a black woman, Kindred has become a cornerstone of black American literature. This combination of slave memoir, fantasy, and historical fiction is a novel of rich literary complexity. Having just celebrated her 26th birthday in 1976 California, Dana, an African-American woman, is suddenly and inexplicably wrenched through time into antebellum Maryland. After saving a drowning white boy there, she finds herself staring into the barrel of a shotgun and is transported back to the present just in time to save her life. During numerous such time-defying episodes with the same young man, she realizes the challenge she’s been given...
Octavia E. Butler
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| Published by | Beacon Press |
| Edition | Ebook |
| ISBN | 0807083690 |
| Language | English |
Slavery Time Travel Race
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