Works cited
- References to Butler’s unpublished manuscripts use the Huntington Library’s catalogue system, the code OEB plus a number denoting its place in the collection. As in Octavia E. Butler, I have made the editorial decision to correct spelling and syntax in the unpublished manuscripts to reflect the work Butler would have meticulously done had she lived to see them published.
- Butler, Octavia E. Parable of the Sower. Seven Stories Press, 1993, pp. 2016.
- ————. Parable of the Talents. Seven Stories Press, 1998, pp. 2016.
- ————. Unpublished manuscripts. Huntington Library.
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