New article on Le Guin from The Nation

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New article on Le Guin from The Nation

Postby Cyborg Girl » Fri Oct 07, 2016 3:09 am

https://www.thenation.com/article/ursul ... than-ever/

And what an amazing, courageous person she is.
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Re: New article on Le Guin from The Nation

Postby Swift » Fri Oct 07, 2016 7:42 pm

Very nice piece. I've read her stuff since the 70s and had a course in college (on sociology) which used two of her books: The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed. The Lathe of Heaven is almost mind altering.
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Re: New article on Le Guin from The Nation

Postby geonuc » Sat Oct 08, 2016 10:50 am

I seem to recall Left Hand of Darkness was a topic of one of my classes too.

She's a national treasure, although I'm not sure I'd describe her as 'courageous'.
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Re: New article on Le Guin from The Nation

Postby gethen » Thu Oct 20, 2016 10:54 pm

LeGuin is my absolute favorite author. Her treatment of gender issues is about 50 years ahead of her time.
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