![]() ![]() ![]() Her two most famous works are The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) and The Earthsea Quartet, which comprises A Wizard of Earthsea (1968), The Tombs of Atuan (1971), The Farthest Shore (1972) and Tehanu (1990). However, her works are vehicles for her evolving views on feminism, environmentalism and utopia and some have been described as "didactic". She created one of the most dazzling and magical epics of the fantasy genre in the Earthsea Quartet and explored complex ideas with moral force and stylistic sophistication in the Hainish suite, which includes The Dispossessed and The Left Hand of Darkness. But it is for her science fiction and fantasy that she has received most acclaim, winning six Nebula awards and five Hugos. ![]() Le Guin has been both prolific and diverse, producing more than 19 novels of science fiction and fantasy, nine volumes of short stories, essays, translations, 13 children's books and poetry. The twist is, only one of the astronauts can see an alien city. ![]() She collaborated with avant garde composer David Bedford on an opera in 1985 - she wrote the libretto for Rigel 9, about a group of astronauts on a strange planet. Radcliffe College Columbia University Other jobs ![]()
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