Bøker av Ursula K. Le Guin

Take a journey into the magical world of Earthsea with 'The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition'. This captivating collection by the renowned author Ursula K. Le Guin, published in 2018, is a must-have for any fantasy enthusiast. The book is a compendium of tales, lore, and stunning illustrations that transport readers to the richly imagined archipelago of Earthsea. From the mind of one of the genre's trailblazers, each story is a testament to Le Guin's masterful storytelling and her profound understanding of human nature and society. The book, published by Orion Publishing Co, is a testament to Le Guin's legacy, making it an essential addition to any bookshelf. Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Earthsea and experience the magic that has captivated readers for decades.

Shevak, a brilliant scientist, wants to tear down the wall of hatred that has isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the civilized universe. So he journeys to the utopian Urras in an attempt to ignite the fires of change.

The Hugo and Nebula Award-winning masterpiece from one of the all-time greats of Science Fiction. 'It's a giant thought experiment that's also a cracking good read about gender' Neil Gaiman

A beautiful hardback edition of the classic A Wizard of Earthsea. The perfect addition to any library. With illustrations by Charles Vess.

A rich, poetic, and socially relevant version of the great spiritual and philosophical classic of Taoism from one of America's leading literary figures.In this landmark modern-day rendition of the ancient Taoist classic, Ursula K. Le Guin presents Lao Tzu's time-honored and astonishingly powerful philosophy like never before. Drawing on a lifetime of contemplation and including extensive personal commentary throughout, she offers an unparalleled window into the text's awe-inspiring, immediately relatable teachings and their inestimable value for our troubled world.

From the celebrated Ursula K. Le Guin, "a writer of enormous intelligence and wit, a master storyteller" (Boston Globe), the revised and updated edition of her classic guide to the essentials of a writer''s craft. Completely revised and rewritten to address modern challenges and opportunities, this handbook is a short, deceptively simple guide to the craft of writing. Le Guin lays out ten chapters that address the most fundamental components of narrative, from the sound of language to sentence construction to point of view. Each chapter combines illustrative examples from the global canon with Le GuinΓÇÖs own witty commentary and an exercise that the writer can do solo or in a group. She also offers a comprehensive guide to working in writing groups, both actual and online. Masterly and concise, Steering the Craft deserves a place on every writer''s shelf.

This science fiction novel is the story of Winter, an Earth-like planet with two major differences. Conditions are semi-arctic even at the warmest time of the year, and the inhabitants are all of the same sex. The book has won the Hugo and Nebula Awards.

A beautiful hardback edition of the classic The Tombs of Atuan. The perfect addition to any library. With illustrations by Charles Vess.

An essential collection of stories from the multi-award-winning Grand Master, Ursula K. LeGuin.

The second volume of collected short stories by multiple award-winner Ursula K. Le Guin, selected by the author herself. 'She is unique. She is legend' THE TIMES

The first three novels set in Ursula K. Le Guin's famed Hainish universe, together in one volume.

An unsung masterpiece from one of fantastic literature's greatest writers.

A beautiful hardback edition of the classic Tehanu, the fourth book of Earthsea. The perfect addition to any library. With illustrations by Charles Vess.

Join Ursula K. Le Guin as she explores a broad array of subjects, ranging from Tolstoy, Twain, and Tolkien to women's shoes, beauty, and family life. With her customary wit, intelligence, and literary craftsmanship, she offers a diverse and highly engaging set of readings. The Wave in the Mind includes some of Le Guin's finest literary criticism, rare autobiographical writings, performance art pieces, and, most centrally, her reflections on the arts of writing and reading.

The long-awaited sequel to the Earthsea Quartet'A masterpiece of chilling narration' GUARDIAN

Ursula K Le Guin's essential writings on feminism and gender collected for the first time.

A beautiful hardback edition of the classic The Farthest Shore, the third book of Earthsea. The perfect addition to any library. With illustrations by Charles Vess.

From acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin, a collection of thoughtsalways adroit, often acerbicon aging, belief, the state of literature, and the state of the nation

The first volume of collected short stories by multiple award-winner Ursula K. Le Guin, selected by the author herself. 'Le Guin's storytelling is sharp, magisterial, funny, thought-provoking and exciting, exhibiting all that science fiction can be' EMPIRE

'One of the most deeply influential of all 20th century fantasy texts' ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASY'She is unparalleled in creating fantasy peopled by finely drawn and complex characters' GUARDIAN'I'd love to sit at my desk one day and discover that I could think and write like Ursula Le Guin' Roddy DoyleA collection of five magical tales of Earthsea, the fantastical realm created by a master storyteller that has held readers enthralled for more than three decades. "e;The Finder"e;, a novella set a few hundred years before A Wizard of Earthsea, when he Archipelago was dark and troubled, reveals how the famous school on Roke was started. In "e;The Bones of the Earth"e; the wizards who first taught Ged demonstrate how humility, if great enough, can rein in an earthquake. Sometimes wizards an pursue alternative careers - and "e;Darkrose and Diamond"e; is also a delightful story of young courtship. Return to the time when Ged was Archmage of Earthsea in "e;On the High Marsh"e;, a story about the love of power and the power of love. And "e;Dragonfly"e;, showing how a determined woman can break the glass ceiling of male magedom, provides a bridge - a dragon bridge - between Tehanu and The Other Wind.

Through his dreams, George Orr can make alternate realities real'Le Guin is a writer of phenomenal power' OBSERVER

In The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction, visionary author Ursula K. Le Guin retells the story of human origin by redefining technology as a cultural carrier bag rather than a weapon of domination. Hacking the linear, progressive mode of the Techno-Heroic, the Carrier Bag Theory of human evolution proposes: 'before the tool that forces energy outward, we made the tool that brings energy home.' Prior to the preeminence of sticks, swords and the Hero's long, hard, killing tools, our ancestors' greatest invention was the container: the basket of wild oats, the medicine bundle, the net made of your own hair, the home, the shrine, the place that contains whatever is sacred. The recipient, the holder, the story. The bag of stars. This influential essay opens a portal to terra ignota: unknown lands where the possibilities of human experience and knowledge can be discovered anew. With a new introduction by Donna Haraway, the eminent cyberfeminist, author of the revolutionary A Cyborg Manifesto and most recently, Staying with the Trouble and Manifestly Haraway. With images by Lee Bul, a leading South Korean feminist artist who had a retrospective at London's Hayward Gallery in 2018.

Ursula K. Le Guin's essential guide to the writer's craft, now publishing in the UK for the first time. A guide for writing groups as well as solo writers, with a brand-new introduction from a leading voice in international science fiction and fantasy.

Four novellas from the acclaimed author'Le Guin's words are magical. Drink this magic up. Drown in it. Dream it' David Mitchell, author of CLOUD ATLAS

Eight SF stories from Ursula Le Guin'Le Guin is a writer of phenomenal power' OBSERVER

Frederic Raphael, Rick Moody, Lance Olsen, Lidia Yuknavitch, Ursula K. Le Guin, Luisa Valenzuela, Mahmoud Darwish, Les Murray, Triin Paja, Kurt Eisenlohr & co. - dazzle!

From multi-award-winning, literary legend Ursula K. Le Guin comes a speculative fiction classic, The Eye of the Heron.In Victoria on a former prison colony, two exiled groups-the farmers of Shantih and the City dwellers-live in apparent harmony. All is not as it seems, however. While the peace-loving farmers labor endlessly to provide food for the City, the City Bosses rule the Shantih with an iron fist. When a group of farmers decide to form a new settlement further away, the Bosses retaliate by threatening to crush the "rebellion."Luz understands what it means to have no choices. Her father is a Boss and he has ruled over her life with the same iron fist. Luz wonders what it might be like to make her own choices. To be free to choose her own destiny.

?One of [Le Guin's] most radical novels. . . . Always Coming Home is a study in what a complete and utter rejection of capitalism and patriarchy might look like?for society and for the art of storytelling."?The MillionsReissued for a new generation of readers, Ursula K. Le Guin's magnificent work of imagination, a visionary, genre-crossing story about a future utopian community on the Northern California coast, hailed as ?masterly? (Newsweek), ?hypnotic? (People) and ?[her] most consistently lyric and luminous book? (New York Times).Midway through her career, Ursula K. Le Guin embarked on one of her most detailed, impressive literary projects, a novel that took more than five years to complete. Blending story and fable, poetry, artwork, and song, Always Coming Home is this legendary writer's fictional ethnography of the Kesh, a people of the far future living in a post-apocalyptic Napa Valley. Having survived ecological catastrophe brought on by relentless industrialization, the Kesh are a peaceful people who reject governance and the constriction of genders, limit population growth to prevent overcrowding and preserve resources, and maintain a healthy community in which everyone works to contribute to its well-being. This richly imagined story unfolds through a series of narrated ?translations? that illuminate individual lives, including a woman named Stone Telling, who travels beyond the Valley and comes to reside with another tribe, the patriarchal Condor people. With sharp poignancy, Le Guin explores the complexities of the Kesh's unified society and presents to us?in exquisite detail?their lives, histories, adventures, customs, language, and art. In addition to poems and folk tales, Le Guin created verse dramas, records of oral performances, recipes, and even an alphabet and glossary of the Kesh language. The novel is illustrated throughout with drawings by artist Margaret Chodos and includes a musical component?original recordings of Kesh songs that Le Guin collaborated on with composer Todd Barton?bringing this utterly original and compelling world to life.