![]() ![]() I’ve read it many times, and it has settled into my brain as history rather than fiction-both real and unreal at once. 1 day ago &0183 &32 A connection can be made between the iconic writer’s science fiction and her father’s groundbreaking work in anthropology. Le Guin-selected with an introduction by the author, and. In this two-volume selection of Ursula K. ![]() One of the final stories in the collection, Sur, is among the finest short stories I’ve ever read: it tells of a group of women who ventured to the South pole before anyone else, but who kept the tale of their adventure to themselves. A collection of short stories by the legendary and iconic Ursula K. The Unreal and the Real is a major event not to be missed. Among my favorites are The Shobies’ Story, which tells of a ship that travels instantly from one point to another and Solitude, which takes place on a planet where women often live alone. I’ll confess I’m drawn to the second half, and especially to the Hainish stories it’s especially satisfying to read so many of them back to back and see how she used the barest scaffolding of a universe to build so many extraordinary tales. ![]() The titles of the two parts of this selected edition of Le Guin’s stories are Where on Earth and Outer Space, Inner Lands-Le Guin leaves it to the reader to decide which of these is real and which unreal. Le Guin Publisher Saga Press Copyright 2012 Collection Fiction Buy this book Bookshop ![]()
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