Ursula K. Le Guin Novelist, Author, Writer Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (; October 21, 1929 – January 22, 2018) was an American author. She is best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the Earthsea fantasy series. She ...
I had no idea Ursula K. Le Guin wrote poetry. I knew all about the fantasy and science fiction books and all the Hugos and Nebulas but her verse was totally unknown to me. I was in the poetry section at my local library trying to find the ill-advisedThe Dolphinby Robert Lowell where...
The wizarding hero of the series (everyday name: Sparrowhawk), Ged’s is short and sweet, but a pronunciation hazard. Le Guin favored a hard G because (she said) “‘Jed’ sounds like a Mountain Man from Kaintucky more than a wizard”. ...