Language of the Night : Essays on Writing, Science Fiction, and Fantasy, Pape...

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Publication Year: 2024 Item Length: 8.4 in width: 5.5 in Topic: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Personal Memoirs Item Height: 0.8 in Publisher: Scribner Language: English ISBN: 9781668034903 Format: Trade Paperback Book Title: Language of the Night : Essays on Writing, Science Fiction, and Fantasy height: 0.8 in Item Weight: 8.6 Oz Item Width: 5.5 in Number of Pages: 304 Pages Genre: Literary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography Author: Ursula K. Le Guin

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Language of the Night : Essays on Writing, Science Fiction, and Fantasy, Pape.... 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. Th 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. Language of the Night : Essays on Writing, Science Fiction, and Fantasy, Paperback by Le Guin, Ursula K., ISBN 1668034905, ISBN-13 9781668034903, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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 to 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. Th 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.