Ursula K. Le Guin
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Ursula Kroeber Le Guin 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. Her
Le Guin in 1995
Ursula's father, Alfred Kroeber, with Ishi, the last of the Yahi people (1911)
Le Guin with Harlan Ellison at Westercon in Portland, Oregon (1984)
Le Guin at a reading in Danville, California (June 2008)
The Left Hand of Darkness
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The Left Hand of Darkness is a science fiction novel by the American writer Ursula K. Le Guin. Published in 1969, its popularity established Le Guin's status as a major author of science fiction. The
Ursula K. Le Guin
…She began writing full-time in the late 1950s, and she achieved major critical and commercial success with the novels A Wizard of Earthsea (1968) and The Left Hand of Darkness (1969); these have been described by Harold Bloom as her masterpieces. For the latter volume, Le Guin won both the Hugo and Nebula awards for best…
Front cover of the first edition, with art by the Dillons