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Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin was an American author of science fiction, fantasy and poetry whose books include A Wizard of Earthsea, The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed.

Honors

3 Hugo Awards wins, 4 Nebula Awards wins, 2 World Fantasy Awards wins, 1 National Book Award win, 1 Newbery Medal honor, 2 Nebula Awards finalists, 3 National Book Award finalists, 1 Hugo Awards finalist

AwardYearBook
Hugo Awards Winner2026A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel
Nebula Awards Winner2008Powers
World Fantasy Awards Winner2002The Other Wind
World Fantasy Awards Winner1992The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: Fourth Annual Collection
Nebula Awards Winner1990Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea
Hugo Awards Winner1975The Dispossessed
Nebula Awards Winner1974The Dispossessed
National Book Award Winner1973The Farthest Shore
Hugo Awards Winner1970The Left Hand of Darkness
Nebula Awards Winner1969The Left Hand of Darkness
Newbery Medal Honor1972The Tombs of Atuan
Nebula Awards Finalist2002The Other Wind
National Book Award Finalist1985Always Coming Home
National Book Award Finalist1977Orsinian Tales
National Book Award Finalist1972The Tombs of Atuan
Hugo Awards Finalist1972The Lathe of Heaven
Nebula Awards Finalist1971The Lathe of Heaven

Biography

Ursula K. Le Guin was a novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist best known for science fiction and fantasy that crossed freely into literary fiction. Born in Berkeley, California, she studied at Radcliffe College and Columbia University and later made her home in Portland, Oregon. Over a long career she published more than twenty novels, along with poetry, essays and books for children.

A Wizard of Earthsea (1968) began her Earthsea cycle for young readers: The Tombs of Atuan received a Newbery Honor, The Farthest Shore won a National Book Award in the children's category, and Tehanu won the Nebula Award. Her science fiction includes The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) and The Dispossessed (1974), each of which won both the Hugo and the Nebula, and The Lathe of Heaven (1971). Her later novel Powers won the Nebula Award, and The Other Wind won the World Fantasy Award.

Her stories explore gender, power, ecology and the possibility of other ways of living.

Books

More books by Ursula K. Le Guin

  • Cover of Three hainish novels

    Three hainish novels

    1966

  • Cover of New Dimensions 1 Fourteen Original Science Fiction Stories

    New Dimensions 1 Fourteen Original Science Fiction Stories

    1971

  • Cover of Damon Knight's Orbit 12

    Damon Knight's Orbit 12

    1973

  • Cover of New Atlantis, The - And Other Novellas of Science Fiction

    New Atlantis, The - And Other Novellas of Science Fiction

    1975

  • Cover of The Earthsea Trilogy

    The Earthsea Trilogy

    1977

  • Cover of The Hugo Winners, Volume Three

    The Hugo Winners, Volume Three

    1977

  • Cover of Amazing stories

    Amazing stories

    1985

  • Cover of Dancing at the Edge of the World

    Dancing at the Edge of the World

    1989

  • Cover of Prentice Hall Literature--Silver

    Prentice Hall Literature--Silver

    1991

  • Cover of The New Hugo winners, Volume II

    The New Hugo winners, Volume II

    1991

  • Cover of Unlocking the Air

    Unlocking the Air

    1996

  • Cover of Jane on Her Own

    Jane on Her Own

    1999

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