Ursula K Le Guin

In The Aeneid, Vergil's hero fights to claim the king's daughter, Lavinia, with whom he is destined to found an empire. Lavinia herself never speaks a word in the poem. Now, Ursula K. Le Guin gives Lavinia a voice in a novel that takes the reader to the half-wild world of ancient Italy, when Rome was a muddy village near seven hills.--From amazon.com.

"From acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin, and with an introduction by Karen Joy Fowler, a collection of thoughts--always adroit, often acerbic--on aging, belief, the state of literature, and the state of the nation. Ursula K. Le Guin has taken readers to imaginary worlds for decades. Now she's in the last great frontier of life, old age, and exploring new literary territory: the blog, a forum where her voice -- sharp, witty, as compassionate as it...

When young Gavir's sister is brutally killed, he escapes from slavery and sets out to explore the world and his own psychic abilities.

The celebrated author offers her thoughts on a broad range of subjects, including literary criticism, the state of science fiction writing today, and government and governmental policies.

La novela de viaje que no podrás dejar de leer de la gran Ursula K. Le Guin. Gaveral Rocannon comienza su viaje con el claro propósito de advertir a la Liga de Todos los Mundos que ha sido traicionada. Pero el heroísmo de Rocannon lo llevará a pagar un muy alto precio, pues no sólo llegará a entender los dones que distinguen a Kyo y Mogien; ha de sentir también la agonía simultánea de mil enemigos moribundos. El héroe que concluye el viaje...

Una utopía con tintes ecológicos. Dentro de la gran tradición literaria de las utopías y anti-utopías que se inicia en el siglo XVII, El nombre del mundo es Bosque muestra una vez más la claridad y el poder de la visión «ecológica» de Ursula K. Le Guin: un universo dinámico y en equilibrio que se mantiene en el tiempo de acuerdo con las leyes propias que no admiten la intromisión del hombre. En el planeta Athshe, el ciclo de la vida, la...

Library of America gathers for the first time the entire body of work set in the imaginary central European nation of Orsinia—the enchanting, richly imagined historical fiction series written by Hugo, Nebula, and National Book Award winner Ursula K. Le Guin.
 
In a career spanning half a century, Ursula K. Le Guin has produced a body of work that testifies to her abiding faith in the power and art of words. She is perhaps...

Going vegan is easy, and even easier if you have the tools at hand to make it work right. In the second edition of this informative and practical guide, two seasoned vegans help you learn to love your inner vegan freak. Loaded with tips, advice, and stories, this book is the key to helping you thrive as a happy, healthy, and sane vegan in a decidedly non-vegan world that doesn't always get what you're about. In this sometimes funny, sometimes irreverent,...

A movie for the mind's eye. This is a screenplay.

A little background: The character of King Ashthera, with his dog, and his gambling streak, is derived from King Yudhisthira in the Mahabharata, the wonderful and interminable epic of India. When, towards the end of the story, Yudhisthira gets to Heaven, he is outraged to find some of his enemies are there, and some of his friends are not; and he decides not to enter Heaven at all unless they

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Una novela de ciencia ficción de la maestra del género. El protagonista de esta dramática novela es un hombre maduro que se encuentra de pronto solo en una espesa floresta, y no puede llegar a saber de dónde ha llegado y quién es. Los ojos de este hombre no son humanos. Las gentes del bosque lo cuidan como si se tratara de un niño, le enseñan a hablar y le transmiten todo lo que saben. Pero nadie puede resolver el enigma de su pasado, y al...