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=Ursula K. LeGuin by Yanssie Urbina= Ursula K LeGuin born on October 21, 1929 is one of the most recognizable authors for American literature. She has produced over 80 novels, and short stories. Many of her stories are influenced because of Tolkein, and because of her parents background her father Alfred Kroeber being an anthropologist and her mother Theodora Kroeber a writer influenced her to write stories. Her first fantasy story she wrote was at age nine and she published her first science fiction book at age eleven. Although LeGuin is classified as being a science fiction/fantasy writer, she clearly stated to the CA that “some of my fiction is ‘realist’ and some is ‘magical realism’” (Student Resource Center Gold). The themes presented in LeGuin’s novels are sexual equality, spiritual renewal, environmental awareness, utopian ideology, and scientific objectivity; in one of her works __The Word for World is a Forest__ in which she explores the theme of a utopian idea and in “__The Left Hand of Darkness__ explores the themes of sexual identity, incest, xenophobia, fidelity, and betrayal in a tale of an Earth ambassador… In the novels the Dispossessed and The Left Hand of Darkness LeGuin “describes herself as writing science fiction based on ‘social science, psychology, anthropology and history’” (Overview of Ursula K LeGuin)LeGuins novels also describes to take place in different plants and in different time spans. In LeGuins novel the point of view is shifting from character to character. LeGuin was not known until she gained attention with the Earthsea trilogy: __Wizard of the Earthsea__ (1968), __The Tombs of Atuan__ (1971), and __The Farthest Shore__ (1972) the trilogy is considered one of best works because it “displays a holistic conception of the universe… it represents a universe and as a dynamic, balanced system… in which includes a role for magic and for powers other than human, but only as aspects of the great Balance or Equilibrium” (Overview). The novel __The Left Hand of Darkness__ won the Hugo and Nebula Award in 1974, and the __Dispossessed__ also won the Hugo and Nebula Award this was a huge accomplishment for LeGuin because it was not very common for an author to be recognized or to win the two award for two books; LeGuin also won other awards for other novel such as for the __Wizard of Earthsea__ won the Boston Globe-Horn Book, __The Tombs of Atuan__ won the Newbery Honor Book award and __The Farthest Shore__ won the National Book award.

Annotaions Beetz, Kirk. "Ursula K LeGuin ."__Beacham's encyclopedia of Popular Fiction__. 2. 1996 In the Beacham’s Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction edited by Kirk H. Beetz which contains a wide variety of authors. One of the authors being Ursula K. LeGuin; the information that this books contains is resourceful because it includes Major works, Awards, publishing History, Critical Receptions, Honors, and popularity history, and a work cited part. This is a good resource and would recommend this book to any one who is researching Ursula K LeGuin. Cummins, Elizabeth. __Understanding Ursula K LeGuin__. Columbia,SC: University of South Carolina, 1990. __Understanding Ursula K LeGuin__ by Elizabeth Cummins is a book that contains 5 chapters that talk about LeGuin’s books. It explains the themes that reoccurred in her novels and it explains them. This is a good book for people who want to have and in depth information about LeGuin’s novels. Jameson, Fredric. "World-Reduction in LeGuin." __Blooms Modern Critical Views__ 1986. Literary Reference Center. . The article World Reduction in LeGuin: The Emergence if Utopian Narrative by Fredric Jameson was written to describe the plot and theme of a utopia society used in the novel __“The Left Hand of Darkness__”. I would recommend this article to people who are doing research on this specific book. "Overview of Ursula K(roeber) Le guin." //DISCovering Authors//. Online ed. Detroit : Gale, 2003. //Student// //Resource Center// //- Gold//. Gale. Fuquay Varina High School/WCPS/. 26 May. 2008 <http://find.galegroup.com/srcx In the essay the Overview of Ursula K LeGuin is an informational article which contains a variety of information concerning her influences, her most reoccurring themes, and her point of view about the novels. This is a good article with good information and I would recommend it to anyone doing any type of research on LeGuin.