The world has gone to hell in a handbasket in “Parable of the Sower.” Set in Southern California in the 2020s, the late Octavia E. Butler’s acclaimed 1993 sci-fi fable tells of have-nots ...

The Parable of the Sower from the Gospel of Luke in the Bible shows that while not everyone may accept faith messages, sometimes the "seed" will land on good soil and produce fruit.

When Octavia E. Butler wrote “Parable of the Sower” back in 1993, she did not have a crystal ball to see the future but her book, set in 2024, is a prescient study in the corruption of power ...

"Parable of the Sower," a folk-opera adaptation of Octavia Butler's 1993 sci-fi novel created by Toshi Reagon and Bernice Johnson Reagon, has uncanny resonance with current events.

An opera based on Butler's 1993 novel, "Parable of the Sower," had been workshopped for years and made its New York City on Thursday at Lincoln Center. TheGrio Staff Jul 14, 2023 ...