She was known for her treatment of gender ( The Left Hand of Darkness, The Matter of Seggri), political systems ( The Telling, The Dispossessed) and difference/otherness in any other form. Her recent publications include the novel Lavinia, an essay collection, Cheek by Jowl, and The Wild Girls. Le Guin published twenty-two novels, eleven volumes of short stories, four collections of essays, twelve books for children, six volumes of poetry and four of translation, and has received many awards: Hugo, Nebula, National Book Award, PEN-Malamud, etc. Both volumes include new introductions by the author.Ī Week in the Country (1976, 2004, Orsinia)īuffalo Gals, Won’t You Come Out Tonight (1987) Where on Earth explores Le Guin's earthbound stories which range around the world from small town Oregon to middle Europe in the middle of revolution to summer camp.Ĭompanion volume Outer Space, Inner Lands includes Le Guin's best known nonrealistic stories. Le Guin's best short stories-as selected by the National Book Award winning author herself-the reader will be delighted, provoked, amused, and faced with the sharp, satirical voice of one of the best short story writers of the present day. In this two-volume selection of Ursula K. The Unreal and the Real is a major event not to be missed.
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