About the Author

Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) was a celebrated author whose body of work includes 23 novels, 12 volumes of short stories, 11 volumes of poetry, 13 children's books, five essay collections, and four works of translation. The breadth and imagination of her work earned her six Nebula Awards, seven Hugo Awards, and SFWA's Grand Master, along with the PEN/Malamud and many other awards. In 2014 she was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and in 2016 joined the short list of authors to be published in their lifetimes by the Library of America.

Reviews

The book I wish I had written ... It's so far away from my own imagination, I'd love to sit at my desk one day and discover that I could think and write like Ursula Le Guin - THE TIMESA well told tale signifying a good deal; one to be read again and again - THE TIMESAn extraordinary work ... [Le Guin] created a working society in exquisite detail ... a fully realised hypothetical culture [as well as] living breathing characters who are inevitable products of that cultureA deeply imagined work of art - Encylopedia of Science FictionLe Guin's book ... is so persuasive that it ought to put a stop to the writing of prescriptive Utopias for at least 10 years - NEW YORK TIMES[Le Guin had] the heart of a poet who knew all too well the difference between miracle and eureka, revelation and revolution - Publishers WeeklyA firmamental sincerity and the solid fuel of a first-rate narrative - OBSERVER