| ISBN |
1668034905 |
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9781668034903 |
| Märkused |
Originally published in 1979 by G. P. Putnam's Sons |
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"With a new introduction by Ken Liu"--cover |
| Sisukord |
Introduction to The language of the night by Ken Liu (2024) -- Preface by Ursula K. Le Guin (1989) -- Introduction by Susan Wood (1979) -- I: Le Guin introduces Le Guin -- Introduction -- A citizen of Mondath -- II: On fantasy and science fiction -- Introduction -- Why are Americans afraid of dragons? -- Dreams must explain themselves -- National Book Award acceptance speech -- The child and the shadow -- Myth and archetype in science fiction -- From Elfland to Poughkeepsie -- American SF and the other -- Science fiction and Mrs. Brown -- Do-it-yourself cosmology -- III: The book is what is real -- Introduction -- Introduction to Rocannon's world -- Introduction to Planet of exile -- Introduction to City of illusions -- Introduction to The word for world is forest -- Introduction to The left hand of darkness -- Is gender necessary? Redux -- The staring eye -- The modest one -- Introduction to Star songs of an old primate -- IV: Telling the truth -- Introduction -- Introduction to The altered I (excerpt) -- Talking about writing -- Escape routes -- V: Pushing at the limits -- Introduction -- The Stalin in the soul -- The stone ax and the muskoxen |
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"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."-- back cover |
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Includes bibliographical references |
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ameerika
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kirjanduskriitika
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ilukirjandus
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esseed (vormimärksõna)
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| Lisasõnad |
Fantasy fiction -- History and criticism |
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Science fiction -- History and criticism |
| Täiendkirjed |
Wood, Susan, 1948-1980, eessõna autor
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Liu, Ken, 1976- eessõna autor
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| UDK |
821.111 (73)-4
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