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  1. Patience and perseverance
    the state of exception, anomie, and religious rebellion in Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's cabin and Octavia Butler's Parable of the sower
    Published: 2010

    Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen-Nürnberg, Hauptbibliothek
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Dissertation
    Subjects: Beharrlichkeit <Motiv>; Religion <Motiv>; Unterdrückung <Motiv>
    Other subjects: Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896): Uncle Tom's cabin; Butler, Octavia E. (1947-2006): Parable of the sower
    Scope: 113 Bl.
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    Erlangen-Nürnberg, Univ., Magisterarbeit, 2010

  2. Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the sower
    a graphic novel adaptation
    Published: 2020
    Publisher:  Abrams ComicArts, New York

    The graphic-novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's groundbreaking dystopian novel, Parable of the Sower, the follow-up to Kindred, a #1 New York Times bestseller In this graphic-novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower by Damian... more

    Universitätsbibliothek Würzburg
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    The graphic-novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's groundbreaking dystopian novel, Parable of the Sower, the follow-up to Kindred, a #1 New York Times bestseller In this graphic-novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower by Damian Duffy and John Jennings, the award-winning team behind Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, the author portrays a searing vision of America's future. In the year 2024, the country is marred by unattended environmental and economic crises that lead to social chaos. Lauren Olamina, a preacher's daughter living in Los Angeles, is protected from danger by the walls of her gated community. However, in a night of fire and death, what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: a startling vision of human destiny . . . and the birth of a new faith

     

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  3. Novels for students. Volume 21
    presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied novels
    Contributor: Milne, Ira Mark (Herausgeber); Sisler, Timothy (Herausgeber)
    Published: 2005
    Publisher:  Gale, Detroit, Mich. ; Gale Cengage Learning, [Farmington Hills, Michigan]

    Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and... more

    Universität Frankfurt, Elektronische Ressourcen
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    Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Contributor: Milne, Ira Mark (Herausgeber); Sisler, Timothy (Herausgeber)
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781414405698; 1414405693
    Subjects: Fiction; Fiction; Fiction; Literature
    Other subjects: Coetzee, J. M. (1940-): Dusklands; Austen, Jane (1775-1817): Emma; Fowles, John (1926-2005): French lieutenant's woman; Graves, Robert (1895-): I, Claudius; Gide, André (1869-1951): Immoraliste; Ellison, Ralph: Juneteenth; Kipling, Rudyard (1865-1936): Kim; Hammett, Dashiell (1894-1961): Maltese falcon; Sartre, Jean-Paul (1905-1980): Nausea; Butler, Octavia E: Parable of the sower; Hughes, Langston (1902-1967): Tambourines to glory; O'Connor, Flannery: Violent bear it away
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 348 p.), Ill., photos.
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    "ISSN 1094-3552

    Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan

    Includes bibliographical references and index

  4. Novels for students
    presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied novels ; Volume 21
    Contributor: Milne, Ira Mark (HerausgeberIn); Sisler, Timothy, J. (HerausgeberIn)
    Published: c2005
    Publisher:  Gale, Detroit, Mich

    Dusklands / J.M. Coetzee -- Emma / Jane Austen -- The French lieutenant's woman / John Fowles -- I, Claudius / Robert Graves -- The immoralist / Andre Gide -- Juneteenth / Ralph Ellison -- Kim / Rudyard Kipling -- The Maltese falcon / Dashiell... more

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    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Unter den Linden
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    Dusklands / J.M. Coetzee -- Emma / Jane Austen -- The French lieutenant's woman / John Fowles -- I, Claudius / Robert Graves -- The immoralist / Andre Gide -- Juneteenth / Ralph Ellison -- Kim / Rudyard Kipling -- The Maltese falcon / Dashiell Hammett -- Nausea / Jean-Paul Sartre -- Parable of the sower / Octavia Butler -- Tambourines to glory / Langston Hughes -- The violent bear it away / Flannery O'Connor. Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism

     

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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Contributor: Milne, Ira Mark (HerausgeberIn); Sisler, Timothy, J. (HerausgeberIn)
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781414405698; 1414405693
    Series: Gale eBooks
    Subjects: Fiction; Fiction; Fiction; Literature
    Other subjects: Gide, Andrae (1869-1951): Immoraliste; Coetzee, J. M (1940-): Dusklands; Austen, Jane (1775-1817): Emma; Fowles, John (1926-2005): French lieutenant's woman; Graves, Robert (1895-): I, Claudius; Ellison, Ralph: Juneteenth; Kipling, Rudyard (1865-1936): Kim; Hammett, Dashiell (1894-1961): Maltese falcon; Sartre, Jean-Paul (1905-1980): Nausea; Butler, Octavia E: Parable of the sower; Hughes, Langston (1902-1967): Tambourines to glory; O'Connor, Flannery: Violent bear it away; Gide, André (1869-1951): Immoraliste
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 348 p), ill., photos
    Notes:

    "ISSN 1094-3552."

    Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan

    Includes bibliographical references and index

  5. Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the sower
    a graphic novel adaptation
    Published: 2020
    Publisher:  Abrams ComicArts, New York

    The graphic-novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's groundbreaking dystopian novel, Parable of the Sower, the follow-up to Kindred, a #1 New York Times bestseller In this graphic-novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower by Damian... more

    Freie Universität Berlin, Universitätsbibliothek
    Unlimited inter-library loan, copies and loan

     

    The graphic-novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's groundbreaking dystopian novel, Parable of the Sower, the follow-up to Kindred, a #1 New York Times bestseller In this graphic-novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower by Damian Duffy and John Jennings, the award-winning team behind Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, the author portrays a searing vision of America's future. In the year 2024, the country is marred by unattended environmental and economic crises that lead to social chaos. Lauren Olamina, a preacher's daughter living in Los Angeles, is protected from danger by the walls of her gated community. However, in a night of fire and death, what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: a startling vision of human destiny . . . and the birth of a new faith

     

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  6. Novels for students
    presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied novels ; Volume 21
    Contributor: Milne, Ira Mark (HerausgeberIn); Sisler, Timothy, J. (HerausgeberIn)
    Published: c2005
    Publisher:  Gale, Detroit, Mich

    Dusklands / J.M. Coetzee -- Emma / Jane Austen -- The French lieutenant's woman / John Fowles -- I, Claudius / Robert Graves -- The immoralist / Andre Gide -- Juneteenth / Ralph Ellison -- Kim / Rudyard Kipling -- The Maltese falcon / Dashiell... more

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    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Potsdamer Straße
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    Universitätsbibliothek Freiburg
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    Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky
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    Dusklands / J.M. Coetzee -- Emma / Jane Austen -- The French lieutenant's woman / John Fowles -- I, Claudius / Robert Graves -- The immoralist / Andre Gide -- Juneteenth / Ralph Ellison -- Kim / Rudyard Kipling -- The Maltese falcon / Dashiell Hammett -- Nausea / Jean-Paul Sartre -- Parable of the sower / Octavia Butler -- Tambourines to glory / Langston Hughes -- The violent bear it away / Flannery O'Connor. Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism

     

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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Contributor: Milne, Ira Mark (HerausgeberIn); Sisler, Timothy, J. (HerausgeberIn)
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781414405698; 1414405693
    Series: Gale eBooks
    Subjects: Fiction; Fiction; Fiction; Literature
    Other subjects: Gide, Andrae (1869-1951): Immoraliste; Coetzee, J. M (1940-): Dusklands; Austen, Jane (1775-1817): Emma; Fowles, John (1926-2005): French lieutenant's woman; Graves, Robert (1895-): I, Claudius; Ellison, Ralph: Juneteenth; Kipling, Rudyard (1865-1936): Kim; Hammett, Dashiell (1894-1961): Maltese falcon; Sartre, Jean-Paul (1905-1980): Nausea; Butler, Octavia E: Parable of the sower; Hughes, Langston (1902-1967): Tambourines to glory; O'Connor, Flannery: Violent bear it away; Gide, André (1869-1951): Immoraliste
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 348 p), ill., photos
    Notes:

    "ISSN 1094-3552."

    Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan

    Includes bibliographical references and index