Octavia Estelle Butler (22 Jun 1947 – 24 Februari 2006) ialah seorang penulis dari Amerika Syarikat yang mengkhusus dalam genre cereka sains.

Octavia E. Butler
Butler pada Oktober 2005.
Butler pada Oktober 2005.
LahirOctavia Estelle Butler
(1947-06-22)22 Jun 1947
Pasadena, California, Amerika Syarikat
Meninggal duniaFebruari 24, 2006(2006-02-24) (umur 58)
Lake Forest Park, Washington, A.S.
PekerjaanPenulis
WarganegaraAmerika Syarikat
Tempoh1970–2006 [1]
GenreCereka sains
AnugerahMacArthur Fellow; Anugerah Hugo; Anugerah Nebula antara lainnya

Biologi sunting

Karya terpilih sunting

Novel bersiri sunting

Siri Patternist

  • Patternmaster (Doubleday, 1976)
  • Mind of My Mind (Doubleday, 1977)
  • Survivor (Doubleday, 1978)
  • Wild Seed (Doubleday, 1980)
  • Clay's Ark (St. Martin's Press, 1984)
  • Seed to Harvest (Grand Central Publishing 2007; omnibus excluding Survivor)

Siri Xenogenesis

  • Dawn (Warner, 1987)
  • Adulthood Rites (Warner, 1988)
  • Imago (Warner, 1989)
  • Xenogenesis (Guild America Books, 1989) (an omnibus edition of Dawn, Adulthood Rites, & Imago)
  • Lilith's Brood (Warner, 2000) (another omnibus edition of Dawn, Adulthood Rites, & Imago)

Siri Parable series (juga diberi tajuk siri Earthseed)

  • Parable of the Sower (Four Walls, Eight Windows, 1993)
  • Parable of the Talents (Seven Stories Press, 1998)

Standalone novels sunting

  • Kindred (Doubleday, 1979)
  • Fledgling (Seven Stories Press, 2005)

Koleksi cerita pendek sunting

  • Bloodchild and Other Stories (Four Walls, Eight Windows, 1995; Seven Stories Press, 2005 termasuk "Amnesty" dan "The Book of Martha")
  • Unexpected Stories (2014, including "A Necessary Being" and "Childfinder")

Anugerah dan kehoramatan sunting

Pada tahun 2018, sebuah kawah di satelit Pluto, Charon diberi nama Butler Mons oleh Kesatuan Astronomi Antarabangsa sempena meperingati beliau atas cadangan orang ramai serta pencalonan oleh NASA.[10]

Rujukan sunting

  1. ^ "Summary Bibliography: Octavia E. Butler". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Dicapai pada 12 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Octavia E. Butler-About." Diarkibkan 2018-10-23 di Wayback Machine Octavia E. Butler Official Website. Diarkibkan 2018-10-03 di Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c d "Butler, Octavia E." The Locus Index to SF Awards: Index of Literary Nominees. Locus Publications. Diarkibkan daripada yang asal pada 14 Mei 2008. Dicapai pada 12 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Science Fiction Chronicle Reader Awards Winners by Year" Diarkibkan Oktober 4, 2013, di Wayback Machine, The Locus Index to SF Awards. 2010–2011.
  5. ^ a b c d "Octavia E. Butler Biographical Timeline", in Rebecca J. Holden and Nisi Shawl (eds), Strange Matings: Science Fiction, Feminism, African American Voices, and Octavia E. Butler, Aqueduct Press, 2013. ISBN 1619760371 (10) ISBN 978-1619760370 (13).
  6. ^ "1998 James Tiptree, Jr. Award". James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award.
  7. ^ "Award Shortlists". Arthur C. Clarke Award. April 21, 2011. Diarkibkan daripada yang asal pada 2018-11-04. Dicapai pada 2019-01-30.
  8. ^ ""Science Fiction Hall of Fame"". Diarkibkan daripada yang asal pada Mac 25, 2010. Dicapai pada Mac 25, 2010. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (bantuan)
  9. ^ "Butler, Octavia", in John Clute, David Langford, Peter Nicholls and Graham Sleight (eds), The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, London: Gollancz. April 3, 2015.
  10. ^ Malik, Tariq (22 Jun 2018). "Google Doodle Honors Science Fiction Author Octavia E. Butler". Space.com. Dicapai pada 22 Jun 2018.

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