Parable of the Talents Free Audiobook Download by Octavia E. Butler
The parable of the Talents is a short story written by Octavia E. Butler and published in her 1989 science fiction anthology, Strange Matings. It is told from the perspective of a middle-aged white woman who is still grieving the recent loss of her husband, and struggles to come to terms with his death and how it has changed her life. The woman tells the story of an African American woman who leaves her home in Mississippi, feeling that she no longer belongs there after years of violence against people who look like her. She travels north to get away from the killing but gets caught up in human trafficking. Eventually she finds herself as a slave on a plantation where she continues to be mistreated by whites and experience sexual abuse within slavery.
The Parable of the Talents is a story about a family struggling with racial and gender inequality, who are told by their ancestors that they must find the "talent" to change the world. The family members find their talents in different ways and work together to achieve great success.
The Parable of the Talents is a retelling of the story from the Book of Matthew. In this book, three servants are given talents in order to manage their master's money wisely. Unfortunately, they each used their talents to serve themselves instead. The master scolds them for such folly and eventually gives them each only one talent to use in service. This parable serves as a warning about the dangers of profit-making in our lives, and it shows that no one person can own or control another person's gifts or talents.
The Parable of the Talents is a story told by Jesus to his disciples about three men. One has three talents, another has five, and the third has one. All three are set with tasks to complete over a period of time. The story ends with the disciples warning those who listen not to be like those who were given more because they will be repaid in kind.
Octavia Butler's Parable of the Talents is a science fiction novella published in 1993. When Jupiter colonized a planet, they discovered that it was inhabited by intelligent beings who had created an elaborate society on their new world. But when they arrived, they found one another to be violent and primitive. The narrator, Durval, finds the violence intolerable and decides to leave the colony. This decision changes everything.
In this science fiction story, five teenage boys are struggling to survive on Earth. One day, they find an old computer in a junkyard and learn of a program that will help them live in a simulated world. They decide to try it and soon find themselves in the body of people living in the distant future. All is not as it seems however and the teens must fight for their survival against all odds.
Published Date | 2007-09-12 |
Duration | 15 hours 30 minutes |
Author | Octavia E. Butler |
Narrated | Peter J. Fernandez, Patricia R. Floyd, Sisi Aisha Johnson |
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Abridged | No |
Is It Free? | 30-days Free |
Category | Fiction & Literature |
Parent Category | Contemporary Women, Contemporary Fantasy |