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[[File: | [[File:Kindred-WomensPress1988.jpg|thumb|right|125px]]'''''Kindred''''' is a 1979 novel by [[Octavia E. Butler]]. The novel tells the story of [[Dana]], an African American woman in an interracial relationship who is mysteriously thrown back in time to the slave-holding South (Maryland). In that time, she has some role to play in the lives of Rufus and Alice, a white slaveholder and a black slave, respectively. Dana is brought back repeatedly to rescue Rufus, and eventually is complicit in the forced sexual relationship between Rufus and Alice--which produces the child, Hagar, Dana's ancestor. | ||
==Publications | ==Publications== | ||
* 1979: | ===Print=== | ||
[[File:Kindred-WomensPress1995.jpg|thumb|right|125px]] | |||
* Jul 1979, Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, ISBN 0-385-15059-8. (hardcover) cover by Larry Schwinger | |||
* Feb 1981, New York: Pocket Books, ISBN 0-671-83483-5. (paperback) | |||
* Aug 1988, New York: Beacon Press, ISBN 0-8070-8305-4. (trade paperback) | |||
* Oct 1988, London: [[The Women's Press]], ISBN 0-7043-4162-X. (paperback) | |||
* Feb 1995, London: [[The Women's Press]], ISBN 0-7043-4162-X. (trade paperback) cover by Deborah Gyan | |||
* 1996, New York: Beacon Press, ISBN 0-8070-8305-4. (trade paperback) cover by Laurence Schwinger | |||
* Aug 1998, New York: Beacon Press, ISBN 0-8070-8305-4. (trade paperback) cover by Jana Leon | |||
* Feb 2004, New York: Beacon Press, ISBN 0-8070-8369-0. (trade paperback) | |||
* May 2008, Paw Prints, ISBN 1-4352-9005-4. (trade paperback) | |||
* Dec 2008, New York: Beacon Press, ISBN 0-8070-8310-0. (hardcover) | |||
===ebook=== | |||
* Feb 2004, New York: Beacon Press, ISBN 0-8070-8369-0. (Kindle) | |||
===Audio=== | |||
* 1997, Recorded Books, LLC (cassette) | |||
* 1998, Recorded Books, Inc., ISBN 0-7887-2180-1. (cassette, narrator Kim Staunton) | |||
* Sep 2007, Recorded Books (audio download, narrator Kim Staunton) | |||
* May 2008, Body Mind & Spirit, ISBN 1-4281-9834-2 (audio CD) | |||
==Adaptations== | |||
* ? : SciFi.com Online Dramatic Presentation, starring Alfre Woodard, Lynn Whitfield; featuring Ruby Dee. http://www.scifi.com/kindred/ | * ? : SciFi.com Online Dramatic Presentation, starring Alfre Woodard, Lynn Whitfield; featuring Ruby Dee. http://www.scifi.com/kindred/ | ||
==External links== | |||
* [http://www.enotes.com/kindred Kindred - Summary & Study Guide on enotes] | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindred_(novel) Kindred on Wikipedia] | |||
[[category:1979 publications]] | [[category:1979 publications]] | ||
[[Category:Novels]] | [[Category:Novels]] | ||
[[category:Octavia Butler]] | [[category:Octavia Butler]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:25, 19 May 2011
Kindred is a 1979 novel by Octavia E. Butler. The novel tells the story of Dana, an African American woman in an interracial relationship who is mysteriously thrown back in time to the slave-holding South (Maryland). In that time, she has some role to play in the lives of Rufus and Alice, a white slaveholder and a black slave, respectively. Dana is brought back repeatedly to rescue Rufus, and eventually is complicit in the forced sexual relationship between Rufus and Alice--which produces the child, Hagar, Dana's ancestor.
Publications
- Jul 1979, Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, ISBN 0-385-15059-8. (hardcover) cover by Larry Schwinger
- Feb 1981, New York: Pocket Books, ISBN 0-671-83483-5. (paperback)
- Aug 1988, New York: Beacon Press, ISBN 0-8070-8305-4. (trade paperback)
- Oct 1988, London: The Women's Press, ISBN 0-7043-4162-X. (paperback)
- Feb 1995, London: The Women's Press, ISBN 0-7043-4162-X. (trade paperback) cover by Deborah Gyan
- 1996, New York: Beacon Press, ISBN 0-8070-8305-4. (trade paperback) cover by Laurence Schwinger
- Aug 1998, New York: Beacon Press, ISBN 0-8070-8305-4. (trade paperback) cover by Jana Leon
- Feb 2004, New York: Beacon Press, ISBN 0-8070-8369-0. (trade paperback)
- May 2008, Paw Prints, ISBN 1-4352-9005-4. (trade paperback)
- Dec 2008, New York: Beacon Press, ISBN 0-8070-8310-0. (hardcover)
ebook
- Feb 2004, New York: Beacon Press, ISBN 0-8070-8369-0. (Kindle)
Audio
- 1997, Recorded Books, LLC (cassette)
- 1998, Recorded Books, Inc., ISBN 0-7887-2180-1. (cassette, narrator Kim Staunton)
- Sep 2007, Recorded Books (audio download, narrator Kim Staunton)
- May 2008, Body Mind & Spirit, ISBN 1-4281-9834-2 (audio CD)
Adaptations
- ? : SciFi.com Online Dramatic Presentation, starring Alfre Woodard, Lynn Whitfield; featuring Ruby Dee. http://www.scifi.com/kindred/