Ursula K Le Guin

Broschiertes Buch

The Birthday of the World

And Other Stories

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–2018) was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contributions to American Letters. Her 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 the Science Fiction Writers of America Grand Master Award, along with a PEN/Malamud Award and many other accolades. In 2016 she joined the short list of authors to be published in their lifetimes by the Library of America.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Harper Perennial
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. März 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 133mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 483g
• ISBN-13: 9780060509064
• ISBN-10: 0060509066
• Artikelnr.: 21446154