le guin, ursula k.

"Le Guin discusses her fiction, nonfiction, and poetry--both her process and her philosophy"--Back cover.

Provides a biographical profile of American author Ursula K. Le Guin, discusses how her work fits into the science fiction genre, and features critical analyses of a selection of her novels and stories.

A collection of nine critical essays on the modern social science fiction novel, arranged in chronological order of their original publication.

A critical introduction to the life and work of the science fiction novelist Ursula K. Le Guin.

Presents the life and works of Ursula K. Le Guin, author of fantasy and science fiction.

Ursula Le Guin explores a broad array of subjects related to writing, reading, and the imagination.

Presents the four major worlds that American science fiction novelist Ursula Le Guin created for her major works since 1968: Earthsea, the Hainish planets, Orsinia, and the future West Coast; also includes a biographical sketch of Le Guin and an overview of her career.

Explores the development of the writer's work from her early science fiction, through her works for children, to her "social science fiction" based on psychology and biology.