🎨 URSULA K. LE GUIN [Literature]


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1929 > 2018

USA

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www.ursulakleguin.com


✚ Ursula K. Le Guin was an American author known for her contributions to the science fiction and fantasy genres. She was born on October 21, 1929, and passed away on January 22, 2018. Le Guin's writing is celebrated for its exploration of complex social and philosophical themes, as well as its imaginative and thought-provoking storytelling. Le Guin's most famous works include "The Left Hand of Darkness" and the "Earthsea" series. "The Left Hand of Darkness" (1969) is a groundbreaking novel that explores themes of gender, identity, and cultural differences on a planet where the inhabitants can change their gender at will. The "Earthsea" series, beginning with "A Wizard of Earthsea" (1968), is a beloved fantasy series that follows the journey of a young wizard named Ged as he navigates through a world of magic and moral challenges. Her novel "The Dispossessed" (1974) examines political and social systems through the story of a physicist who travels between two neighboring worlds with opposing ideologies. Le Guin's works often challenge traditional genre boundaries and tackle subjects such as anthropology, feminism, and environmentalism. Le Guin's writing has received numerous awards, including Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards. She was known not only for her literary achievements but also for her advocacy of speculative fiction as a legitimate and powerful form of literature. Her influence on the field of science fiction and fantasy continues to be felt through her groundbreaking ideas, diverse characters, and thought-provoking narratives.

 βœš Ursula K. Le Guin Γ©tait une auteure amΓ©ricaine connue pour ses contributions aux genres de la science-fiction et de la fantasy. Elle est nΓ©e le 21 octobre 1929 et est dΓ©cΓ©dΓ©e le 22 janvier 2018. L'Γ©criture de Le Guin est cΓ©lΓ©brΓ©e pour son exploration de thΓ¨mes sociaux et philosophiques complexes, ainsi que pour ses histoires imaginatives et stimulantes. Les Ε“uvres les plus cΓ©lΓ¨bres de Le Guin comprennent "La Main gauche de la nuit" et la sΓ©rie "Terremer". "La Main gauche de la nuit" (1969) est un roman novateur qui explore les thΓ¨mes du genre, de l'identitΓ© et des diffΓ©rences culturelles sur une planΓ¨te oΓΉ les habitants peuvent changer de genre Γ  volontΓ©. La sΓ©rie "Terremer", dΓ©butant avec "Le Sorcier de Terremer" (1968), est une sΓ©rie de fantasy apprΓ©ciΓ©e qui suit le parcours d'un jeune sorcier nommΓ© Ged alors qu'il Γ©volue dans un monde de magie et de dΓ©fis moraux. Son roman "Les DΓ©possΓ©dΓ©s" (1974) examine les systΓ¨mes politiques et sociaux Γ  travers l'histoire d'un physicien qui voyage entre deux mondes voisins aux idΓ©ologies opposΓ©es. Les Ε“uvres de Le Guin dΓ©fient souvent les frontiΓ¨res traditionnelles des genres et abordent des sujets tels que l'anthropologie, le fΓ©minisme et l'Γ©cologisme. L'Γ©criture de Le Guin a reΓ§u de nombreux prix, dont les prix Hugo, Nebula et Locus. Elle Γ©tait connue non seulement pour ses rΓ©alisations littΓ©raires, mais aussi pour sa dΓ©fense de la fiction spΓ©culative en tant que forme lΓ©gitime et puissante de littΓ©rature. Son influence sur le domaine de la science-fiction et de la fantasy continue de se faire sentir Γ  travers ses idΓ©es novatrices, ses personnages diversifiΓ©s et ses rΓ©cits stimulants.



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