馃帹 URSULA K. LE GUIN [Literature]


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PERIOD

TERRITORY

1929 > 2018

USA

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UK / FR

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.

  Ursula K. Le Guin 茅tait une auteure am茅ricaine connue pour ses contributions aux genres de la science-fiction et de la fantasy. Elle est n茅e le 21 octobre 1929 et est d茅c茅d茅e le 22 janvier 2018. L'茅criture de Le Guin est c茅l茅br茅e pour son exploration de th猫mes sociaux et philosophiques complexes, ainsi que pour ses histoires imaginatives et stimulantes. Les 艙uvres les plus c茅l猫bres de Le Guin comprennent "La Main gauche de la nuit" et la s茅rie "Terremer". "La Main gauche de la nuit" (1969) est un roman novateur qui explore les th猫mes du genre, de l'identit茅 et des diff茅rences culturelles sur une plan猫te o霉 les habitants peuvent changer de genre 脿 volont茅. La s茅rie "Terremer", d茅butant avec "Le Sorcier de Terremer" (1968), est une s茅rie de fantasy appr茅ci茅e qui suit le parcours d'un jeune sorcier nomm茅 Ged alors qu'il 茅volue dans un monde de magie et de d茅fis moraux. Son roman "Les D茅poss茅d茅s" (1974) examine les syst猫mes politiques et sociaux 脿 travers l'histoire d'un physicien qui voyage entre deux mondes voisins aux id茅ologies oppos茅es. Les 艙uvres de Le Guin d茅fient souvent les fronti猫res traditionnelles des genres et abordent des sujets tels que l'anthropologie, le f茅minisme et l'茅cologisme. L'茅criture de Le Guin a re莽u de nombreux prix, dont les prix Hugo, Nebula et Locus. Elle 茅tait connue non seulement pour ses r茅alisations litt茅raires, mais aussi pour sa d茅fense de la fiction sp茅culative en tant que forme l茅gitime et puissante de litt茅rature. Son influence sur le domaine de la science-fiction et de la fantasy continue de se faire sentir 脿 travers ses id茅es novatrices, ses personnages diversifi茅s et ses r茅cits stimulants.



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