About the author
Octavia Estelle Butler (June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an American science fiction and speculative fiction author who won several awards for her works, including Hugo, Locus, and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. Born in Pasadena, California, Butler was raised by her widowed mother. She was extremely shy as a child, but Butler found an outlet at the library reading fantasy, and in writing. She began writing science fiction as a teenager. Butler attended community college during the Black Power movement in the 1960s. While participating in a local writer's workshop, she was encouraged to attend the Clarion Workshop which focused on science fiction. She sold her first stories soon after, and by the late 1970s had become sufficiently successful as an author to be able to write full-time. Butler's books and short stories drew the favorable attention of critics and the public, and awards soon followed. She also taught writer's workshops, and spoke about her experiences as an African American, using such themes in science fiction. She eventually relocated to Washington.
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“Butler’s study offers a rigorous academic dissection of the Victorian magical awakening, meticulously mapping the influential figures and texts that fueled this esoteric renaissance. While it succeeds brilliantly in illuminating…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Victorian Occultism and the Making of Modern Magic: Invoking Tradition (2011) Butler, A
“Butler delivers a compelling, insightful study that illuminates the resurgence of magical belief in late Victorian Britain. While it excels at charting the lineage from esoteric societies to modern traditions, readers seeking…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Victorian Occultism and the Making of Modern Magic: Invoking Tradition (2011) Butler, A
