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Despite her initial success, she struggled to find anyone interested in further stories, so set out to write her first book, which was entitled "Patternmaster", the first book in the <i>Patternist</i> trilogy. She went on to write a dozen more books, of which "Kindred" is probably the most well known and considered a modern day classic. She went on to win Nebula and Hugo awards, the two most prestigious awards for Science Fiction authors, as well as receive a MacArthur “Genius” Grant in 1995, something no other science fiction author has ever won. | Despite her initial success, she struggled to find anyone interested in further stories, so set out to write her first book, which was entitled "Patternmaster", the first book in the <i>Patternist</i> trilogy. She went on to write a dozen more books, of which "Kindred" is probably the most well known and considered a modern day classic. She went on to win Nebula and Hugo awards, the two most prestigious awards for Science Fiction authors, as well as receive a MacArthur “Genius” Grant in 1995, something no other science fiction author has ever won. | ||
Even though she displayed considerable talent, Butler continued to struggle as her work was not commercially popular. She held a rigorous schedule and rose at 2am to write before going to work at a number of jobs that brought her income. On February 24, 2006, Butler fell while at home from what people believe was a stroke, to which she ultimately succumbed. In recent years, her works have only grown in popularity, and she has been recognised as a pioneer in the science fiction world, not only as a female author, but a person of colour. Not only was she one of the first black authors, but she also wrote about subjects including global warming, political disparity, and women's rights. She proved that black people did belong in science fiction, whether or not their race was crucial to the plot. Butler showed the world that science fiction wasn't a field limited to white men, but it was a realm for anyone and everyone, regardless of what they looked like or who society thought they should be. . | |||
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