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Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
Full title: | Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation |
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ISBN: | 9781419709470 |
ISBN 10: | 141970947X |
Authors: | Butler, Octavia E. |
Publisher: | Abrams ComicArts |
Edition: | Illustrated |
Num. pages: | 240 |
Binding: | Hardcover |
Language: | en |
Published on: | 2017 |
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Synopsis
Home Is A New House With A Loving Husband In 1970s California That Is Suddenly Transformed Into The Frightening World Of The Antebellum South. Dana, A Young Black Writer, Can't Explain How She Is Transported Across Time And Space To A Plantation In Maryland. But She Does Quickly Understand Why: To Deal With The Troubles Of Rufus, A Conflicted White Slaveholder - And Her Progenitor. Her Survival, Her Very Existence, Depends On It. This Searing Graphic-novel Adaptation Of Octavia E. Butler's Science Fiction Classic Is A Powerfully Moving, Unflinching Look At The Violent, Disturbing Effects Of Slavery On The People It Chained Together, Both Black And White - And Made Kindred In The Deepest Sense Of The Word-- The River -- The Fire -- The Fall -- The Fight -- The Storm -- The Rope. By Damian Duffy And John Jennings.