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The Birthday of the World: And Other Stories

Ursula K. Le Guin

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87%

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The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, five Hugo Awards and five Nebula Awards, the renowned writer Ursula K. Le Guin has, in each story and novel, created a provocative, ever-evolving universe filled with diverse worlds and rich characters reminiscent of our earthly selves. Now, in The Birthday of the World, this gifted artist returns to these worlds in eight brilliant short works, including a never-before-published novella, each of which probes the essence of humanity.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Harper Perennial
  • Publish Date: Mar 4th, 2003
  • Pages: 384
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.02in - 5.30in - 0.95in - 0.61lb
  • EAN: 9780060509064
  • Categories: Short Stories (single author)LiteraryScience Fiction - Collections & Anthologies

About the Author

Le Guin, Ursula K.: -

Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) was a celebrated author whose body of work includes twenty-three novels, twelve volumes of short stories, eleven volumes of poetry, thirteen children's books, five essay collections, and four works of translation. The breadth and imagination of her work earned her six Nebula Awards, seven Hugo Awards, and SFWA's Grand Master, along with a PEN/Malamud Award and many others. In 2014, she was awarded the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and in 2016, she joined the short list of authors to be published in their lifetimes by the Library of America.

Praise for this book

"Strong work from a master storyteller; highly recommended." -- Library Journal