Name: Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places
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Author: Le Guin, Ursula K.
ISBN: 9780802135292

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Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places

Type

Physical Book

Author

Ursula K. Le Guin

Publisher

Grove Press

Year

1997

Language

English

Pages

320

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.9 x 13.9 x 2.2 cm

Weight

0.36 kg.

ISBN

0802135293

ISBN13

9780802135292

Edition No.

Synopsis "Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places "

"I have decided that the trouble with print is, it never changes its mind," writes Ursula Le Guin in her introduction to Dancing at the Edge of the World. But she has, and here is the record of that change in the decade since the publication of her last nonfiction collection, The Language of the Night. And what a mind -- strong, supple, disciplined, playful, ranging over the whole field of its concerns, from modern literature to menopause, from utopian thought to rodeos, with an eloquence, wit, and precision that makes for exhilarating reading.

Ursula K. Le Guin

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Ursula K. Le Guin (Berkeley, California, 1929-2018) was a key American author in fantasy literature and science fiction, known for her deep social and philosophical explorations in imaginary worlds. She particularly stood out for two major cycles: the fantasy saga Earthsea - which begins with A Wizard of Earthsea (1968), a story of growth and magic - and the Hainish or Ekumen Cycle, which includes science fiction novels with strong social themes, such as The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) and The Dispossessed (1974).

Her works address complex issues such as gender, politics, anarchism, and ecology, with a critical and humanist approach. She was awarded multiple prestigious prizes, including eight Hugos, six Nebulas, and twenty-two Locus, in addition to the National Book Award and the Newbery Medal. In 2003, she was named Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and received the Alternative Nobel Prize in Literature.

Le Guin left a literary legacy that combines brilliant imagination with deep reflection on the human condition and social justice, establishing herself as an essential voice in twentieth-century literature.

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