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Ursula K. Le Guin
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'Le Guin's words are magical. Drink this magic up. Drown in it.
Dream it' David Mitchell, author of CLOUD ATLAS In this stunning
collection of four intimately interconnected novellas, Ursula K. Le
Guin returns to the great themes that have made her one of
America's most honored and respected authors. At the far end of our
universe, on the twin planets of Werel and Yeowe, all humankind is
divided into 'assets' and 'owners', tradition and liberation are at
war, and freedom takes many forms. Here is a society as complex and
troubled as any on our world, peopled with unforgettable characters
struggling to become fully human. For the disgraced revolutionary
Abberkam, the callow 'space brat' Solly, the haughty soldier Teyeo,
and the Ekumen historian and Hainish exile Havzhiva, freedom and
duty both begin in the heart, and success as well as failure has
its costs.
One of the very best must-read novels of all time - with a new
introduction by Roddy Doyle 'A well told tale signifying a good
deal; one to be read again and again' THE TIMES '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' Roddy Doyle 'Le Guin is a writer of phenomenal
power' OBSERVER 'There was a wall. It did not look important - even
a child could climb it. But the idea was real. Like all walls it
was ambiguous, two-faced. What was inside it and what was outside
it depended upon which side of it you were on...' Shevek is
brilliant scientist who is attempting to find a new theory of time
- but there are those who are jealous of his work, and will do
anything to block him. So he leaves his homeland, hoping to find a
place of more liberty and tolerance. Initially feted, Shevek soon
finds himself being used as a pawn in a deadly political game. With
powerful themes of freedom, society and the natural world's
influence on competition and co-operation, THE DISPOSSESSED is a
true classic of the 20th century.
'Le Guin is a writer of phenomenal power' OBSERVER The winner of
the National Book Award, Ursula K. Le Guin has created a profound
and transformational literature. The award-winning stories in A
Fisherman of the Inland Sea range from the everyday to the outer
limits of experience, where the quantum uncertainties of space and
time are resolved only in the depths of the human heart.
Astonishing in their diversity and power, they exhibit both the
artistry of a major writer at the height of her powers and the
humanity of a mature artist confronting the world with her gift of
wonder still intact.
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Changing Planes - Stories (Paperback)
Ursula K. Le Guin; Illustrated by Eric Beddows; Introduction by Karen Joy Fowler
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"I have decided that the trouble with print is, it never changes
its mind," writes Ursula Le Guin in her introduction to Dancing at
the Edge of the World. But she has, and here is the record of that
change in the decade since the publication of her last nonfiction
collection, The Language of the Night. And what a mind -- strong,
supple, disciplined, playful, ranging over the whole field of its
concerns, from modern literature to menopause, from utopian thought
to rodeos, with an eloquence, wit, and precision that makes for
exhilarating reading.
A world of peaceful aliens conquered by bloodthirsty yumens, their
existence is irrevocably altered. Forced into servitude, the
Athsheans find themselves at the mercy of their brutal masters.
Desperation causes the Athsheans to retaliate against their
captors, abandoning their strictures against violence. In defending
their lives, they endanger the very foundations of their society.
Every blow against the invaders is a blow to the core of Athsheans'
culture. And once the killing starts, there is no turning back.
Winner of the 1973 Hugo award for Best Novella, and nominated for
many others, The Word for World is Forest is part of Le Guin's
'Hainish Cycle'. It explores a future history of Earth and
pacifistic ideals in its depictions of violence, colonialism and
resistance. 'A simple story that, like most things Le Guin wrote,
packs a powerful emotional and critical punch'- Tordotcom 'Deeply
moving and shocking by turns'- Suzanne Reid 'Le Guin writes in
quiet, straightforward sentences about people who feel they are
being torn apart by massive forces in society . . . and who fight
courageously to remain whole' - The New York Times Book Review
Welcome to The Best Of The Masterworks: a selection of the finest
in science fiction
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the timeless and beloved A
Wizard of Earthsea - '...reads like the retelling of a tale first
told centuries ago' (David Mitchell) - comes this complete omnibus
edition of the entire Earthsea chronicles, including over fifty
illustrations illuminating Le Guin's vision of her classic saga.
Contains the short story, 'The Daughter of Odren', published in
print for the first time, and her last story 'Firelight'. Ursula K.
Le Guin's Earthsea novels are some of the most acclaimed and
awarded works in literature-they have received prestigious
accolades such as the National Book Award, a Newbery Honor, the
Nebula Award, and many more honors, commemorating their enduring
place in the hearts and minds of readers and the literary world
alike. Now for the first time ever, they're all together in one
volume-including the early short stories, Le Guin's "Earthsea
Revisioned" Oxford lecture, and new Earthsea stories, never before
printed. With a new introduction by Le Guin herself, this essential
edition will also include over fifty illustrations by renowned
artist Charles Vess, specially commissioned and selected by Le
Guin, to bring her refined vision of Earthsea and its people to
life in a totally new way. Stories include: 'A Wizard of Earthsea',
'The Tombs of Atuan', 'The Farthest Shore', 'Tehanu', 'Tales From
Earthsea', 'The Other Wind', 'The Rule of Names', 'The Word of
Unbinding', 'The Daughter of Odren', and 'Earthsea Revisioned: A
Lecture at Oxford University' With stories as perennial and
universally beloved as The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of The
Rings-but also unlike anything but themselves-this edition is
perfect for those new to the world of Earthsea, as well as those
who are well-acquainted with its enchanting magic: to know Earthsea
is to love it. - 1,008 pages - 56 illustrations (including seven
lavishly coloured plate sections) - maps of Earthsea - stunningly
beautiful endpapers - Six novels - 4 short stories - An essay
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Always Coming Home (Paperback)
Ursula K. Le Guin; Introduction by Shruti Swamy
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The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, five Hugo Awards and five Nebula Awards, the renowned writer Ursula K. Le Guin has, in each story and novel, created a provocative, ever-evolving universe filled with diverse worlds and rich characters reminiscent of our earthly selves. Now, in The Birthday of the World, this gifted artist returns to these worlds in eight brilliant short works, including a never-before-published novella, each of which probes the essence of humanity.
'Ursula Le Guin was able to reimagine many concepts we take to be
natural, shared, and unalterable - gender, utopia, creation, war,
family, the city, the country - and reveal the all-too-human
constructions at their centre ... Literature will miss her. There's
no one like her' Zadie Smith 'Le Guin is a writer of phenomenal
power' OBSERVER Through his dreams, George Orr can make alternate
realities real - but who is controlling him? War rages and global
warming wreaks havoc on the quality of life everywhere as seven
billion people jostle for living space and food. For George Orr, a
mild and unremarkable man, the world is overwhelmingly difficult.
But George is different: his dreams can change reality - although
he has no means of controlling this extraordinary power.
Psychiatrist Dr William Haber offers to help, directing George to
dream a world without racism. But as ambition gets the better of
ethics, no one can predict the devastating consequences.
The first book of Earthsea in a beautiful hardback edition.
Complete the collection with The Tombs of Atuan, The Furthest Shore
and Tehanu With illustrations from Charles Vess '[This] trilogy
made me look at the world in a new way, imbued everything with a
magic that was so much deeper than the magic I'd encountered before
then. This was a magic of words, a magic of true speaking' Neil
Gaiman 'Drink this magic up. Drown in it. Dream it' David Mitchell
Ged, the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, was called Sparrowhawk
in his reckless youth. Hungry for power and knowledge, Sparrowhawk
tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon
the world. This is the tale of his testing, how he mastered the
mighty words of power, tamed an ancient dragon, and crossed death's
threshold to restore the balance. 'The Earthsea trilogy . . . is a
memorable exploration of the relationship between life and death. .
. Ged, its hero, must face his shadow self before it devours him.
Only then will he become whole. In the process, he must contend
with the wisdom of dragons: ambiguous and not our wisdom, but
wisdom nonetheless' Magaret Atwood
Genly Ai is an ethnologist observing the people of the planet
Gethen, a world perpetually in winter. The people there are
androgynous, normally neuter, but they can become male ot female at
the peak of their sexual cycle. They seem to Genly Ai alien,
unsophisticated and confusing. But he is drawn into the complex
politics of the planet and, during a long, tortuous journey across
the ice with a politician who has fallen from favour and has been
outcast, he loses his professional detachment and reaches a painful
understanding of the true nature of Gethenians and, in a moving and
memorable sequence, even finds love...
A long, long time from now, in the valleys of what will no longer
be called Northern California, might be going to have lived a
people called the Kesh. But Always Coming Home is not the story of
the Kesh. Rather it is the stories of the Kesh - stories, poems,
songs, recipes - Always Coming Home is no less than an
anthropological account of a community that does not yet exist, a
tour de force of imaginative fiction by one of modern literature's
great voices.
The fifth book of Earthsea in a beautiful hardback edition.
Complete the collection with A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of
Atuan, The Furthest Shore and Tehanu. With illustrations from
Charles Vess '[This series] made me look at the world in a new way,
imbued everything with a magic that was so much deeper than the
magic I'd encountered before then. This was a magic of words, a
magic of true speaking' Neil Gaiman 'Drink this magic up. Drown in
it. Dream it' David Mitchell These five superlative, evocative and
enchanting stories range from a few hundred years before A Wizard
of Earthsea to just before The Other Wind, and feature some of Le
Guin's most popular characters, including the Wizard Ged himself.
The stories are rounded off with an essay about Earthsea's history
and people. No Earthsea fan will want to be without this magical
collection. '[Earthsea is] a memorable exploration of the
relationship between life and death. . . Ged, its hero, must face
his shadow self before it devours him. Only then will he become
whole. In the process, he must contend with the wisdom of dragons:
ambiguous and not our wisdom, but wisdom nonetheless' Magaret
Atwood
The sixth book of Earthsea in a beautiful hardback edition.
Complete the collection with A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of
Atuan, The Furthest Shore, Tehanu and Tales from Earthsea. With
illustrations from Charles Vess 'Le Guin's words are magical. Drink
this magic up. Drown in it. Dream it' David Mitchell These five
superlative, evocative and enchanting stories range from a few
hundred years before A Wizard of Earthsea to just before The Other
Wind, and feature some of Le Guin's most popular characters,
including the Wizard Ged himself. The stories are rounded off with
an essay about Earthsea's history and people. No Earthsea fan will
want to be without this magical collection. '[Earthsea is] a
memorable exploration of the relationship between life and death'
Magaret Atwood
When the inhabitants of a peaceful world are conquered by the
bloodthirsty yumens, their existence is irrevocably altered. Forced
into servitude, the Athsheans find themselves at the mercy of their
brutal masters. Desperation causes the Athsheans, led by Selver, to
retaliate against their captors, abandoning their strictures
against violence. But in defending their lives, they have
endangered the very foundations of their society. For every blow
against the invaders is a blow to the humanity of the Athsheans.
And once the killing starts, there is no turning back.
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