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THE LANGUAGE OF THE NIGHT

THE LANGUAGE OF THE NIGHT

ESSAYS ON WRITING, SCIENCE FICTION, AND FANTASY

URSULA K. LE GUIN

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SCRIBNER
Año de edición:
2024
ISBN:
978-1-6680-3490-3
Páginas:
304
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Featuring a new introduction by Ken Liu, this revised edition of Ursula K. Le Guin's first full-length collection of essays covers her background as a writer and educator, on fantasy and science fiction, on writing, and on the future of literary science fiction.

"We like to think we live in daylight, but half the world is always dark; and fantasy, like poetry, speaks the language of the night." —Ursula K. Le Guin

Le Guin's sharp and witty voice is on full display in this collection of twenty-four essays, revised by the author a decade after its initial publication in 1979. The collection covers a wide range of topics and Le Guin's origins as a writer, her advocacy for science fiction and fantasy as mediums for true literary exploration, the writing of her own major works such as A Wizard of Earthsea and The Left Hand of Darkness, and her role as a public intellectual and educator. The book and each thematic section are brilliantly introduced and contextualized by Susan Wood, a professor at the University of British Columbia and a literary editor and feminist activist during the 1960s and '70s.

A fascinating, intimate look into the exceptional mind of Le Guin whose insights remain as relevant and resonant today as when they were first published.

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