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Title
Octavia Butler interview, 2005
Creator
Butler, Octavia E
Contributor
Martinson, Connie
Date Created and/or Issued
2005
Publication Information
The Drucker Institute
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Connie Martinson Talks Books
Rights Information
All rights are retained by The Drucker Institute. For permission to use this item, contact The Drucker Institute, https://www.drucker.institute/about/drucker-archives/
Description
Octavia Butler discusses her book, “Fledgling.” Butler describes the character, Shori, and says that Shori is a vampire child that establishes symbiont relationships with others. She says she began writing the novel after having writer’s block and talks about the music she listened to while she wrote. Butler also goes on to discuss the justice system.
Type
moving image
Format
video/f4v
00:27:07
Identifier
cmt00244
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cmt/id/284
Language
English
Subject
Vampires - Fiction
Young women - Fiction
Source
DVD
Relation
Connie Martinson Talks Books - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/cmt

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