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1998•424 pages•Published•ENG•User Reviews

Parable of the Talents

4.1/ 5
22 ratings

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Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of depravity. Taking advantage of the situation, a zealous bigot wins his way into the White House. Lauren Olamina leads a new faith group directly opposed to the new government. This is the story of the group's struggle to preserve its vision. As the government turns a blind eye to the violent bigots who consider a black female leader a threat, Lauren Olamina must either sacrifice her child and her followers or forsake her religion. The plot contains profanity, sexual situations and violence,

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FictionTwenty-first centuryYoung womenScience fictionDystopiasFiction, fantasy, contemporaryCalifornia, fictionAfrican americans, fictionFiction, politicalFiction, science fiction, generalAudiobooksAmerican literature

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Book Details

First Published

1998

Pages

424 pages

Rating

4.1 / 5

Ratings

22

Editions

21

Publisher

Paw Prints 2008-04-18

Language

ENG

Status

Published

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