Ursula Le Guin

[greenilex]

I have just watched The Worlds of Ursula K Le Guin on the BBC4 iPlayer (it was first broadcast yesterday at 10pm).

I have admired her work for many years, and was delighted with the programme. She used science fiction as a vehicle for acute analysis of the human condition. She never compromised, never gave up, always remained positive. A real hero

ine

[Richard Barrett]

Yes. I recently read The Dispossessed for the first time, and I don't think I'm likely to forget it in a hurry.

[ardcarp]

I have just watched The Worlds of Ursula K Le Guin

Yes, an amazing woman.

[DracoM]

Ah, 'The Wizard of Earthsea'..!

[johncorrigan]

I have just watched The Worlds of Ursula K Le Guin on the BBC4 iPlayer (it was first broadcast yesterday at 10pm).

I have admired her work for many years, and was delighted with the programme. She used science fiction as a vehicle for acute analysis of the human condition. She never compromised, never gave up, always remained positive. A real hero

ine

Thought it was a fascinating portrayal of a fascinating woman. So many wonderful books. I was particularly interested in the information about her Father, the anthropologist, which put a bit of context on 'Always Coming Home', which I think is a wonderful piece of work and which I'll be digging out for another delve into.

[greenilex]

Her collected short stories, in two volumes (The Unreal and the Real), are well worth investigating. Some of them are set in the world of the Ekumen where ambassadors are sent to investigate various social structures across a future colonised galaxy.
Science fiction anthropology...paternal influence there, as well.

[doversoul1]

Ah, 'The Wizard of Earthsea'..!

Yes, the Earthsea trilogy.

It was a pity that Le Guin never managed to redress the solid male world of the Earthsea trilogy*, at least in her books for children.
*To satisfy the world of literary criticism. I am perfectly happy with the story as it is but I think it bothered her.