Kindred

ISBN-10

0-8070-8369-0

ISBN-13

978-0-8070-8369-7

Author

Butler, Octavia

Publisher

Beacon Press

Copyright

1979

Lexile

580L

Genre

Novel, Fiction, Speculative fiction, Feminist science fiction

Synopsis

A contemporary Los Angeles woman travels back in time to an Antebellum plantation, where she is assumed to be a slave and discovers the identity of her ancestors. Violent confrontations and emotional intensity are aspects of this novel depicting the political, ethical, and social influences of slavery on both black and white Americans.

Themes

Role of environment in shaping people’s attitudes and personalities, Race and gender, slavery

Protagonist

Female, African American.

Note

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Content Warning

This book contains offensive language.