Authors: Ursula K. Le Guin
ISBN-13: 9780060914349, ISBN-10: 0060914343
Format: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: December 2004
Edition: Reissue
Ursula K. Le Guin's first story was rejected by Amazing Stories -- back when she was 11 years old. Since then, Le Guin has become one of science fiction's most critically acclaimed authors, as well as a versatile writer of poetry, children's books, essays, and nonfiction.
The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her lyrical writing, rich characters, and diverse worlds. The Wind's Twelve Quarters collects seventeen powerful stories, each with an introduction by the author, ranging from fantasy to intriguing scientific concepts, from medieval settings to the future.
Including an insightful foreword by Le Guin, describing her experience, her inspirations, and her approach to writing, this stunning collection explores human values, relationships, and survival, and showcases the myriad talents of one of the most provocative writers of our time.
Semley's necklace | 1 | |
April in Paris | 25 | |
The masters | 40 | |
Darkness box | 60 | |
The word of unbinding | 71 | |
The rule of names | 80 | |
Winter's king | 93 | |
The good trip | 118 | |
Nice lives | 129 | |
Things | 161 | |
A trip to the head | 173 | |
Vaster than empires and more slow | 181 | |
The stars below | 218 | |
The field of vision | 242 | |
Direction of the road | 267 | |
The ones who walk away from Omelas | 275 | |
The day before the revolution | 285 |