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Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin. Ka Lia Xiong. Life. Born in Berkley, CA on October 21, 1929 Her father, Alfred L. Kroeber, taught anthropology Her mother, Theodora Kroeber, had a master’s degree in psychology and collected Native American stories. B.A. from Radcliffe College

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Ursula K. Le Guin

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  1. Ursula K. Le Guin KaLiaXiong

  2. Life • Born in Berkley, CA on October 21, 1929 • Her father, Alfred L. Kroeber, taught anthropology • Her mother, Theodora Kroeber, had a master’s degree in psychology and collected Native American stories. • B.A. from Radcliffe College • M.A. from Columbia University • Married Charles Le Guin in 1953

  3. Life • Taught French at Mercer University and the University of Idaho before settling in Portland, Oregon. • Aside from writing, Le Guin was active in the Democratic Party, in writing workshops, and in Tai Chi Chuan.

  4. Influences • Her parents influenced her life as a writer. Her childhood was filled with story collecting and storytelling. • Understanding of sociology and anthropology • In her last year in college, she got pregnant and had to get an abortion which also impacted her works. • Daoistphilosopy and Jungian psychology

  5. Works • Discovered science fiction while reading Lord Dunsany. • Le Guin writes science fiction, fantasy, children’s books, and other genres of literature. • She did not want readers to be cheated of imagination • First breakthrough came when her story “April in Paris” got published

  6. Works • As she grew as a writer and woman she became more of an advocate feminist

  7. Achievements • Recognized as leading American writer of science fiction and fantasy • “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” won the Hugo Award • Boston Globe/Horn Book Award for her children’s books

  8. Bibliography http://bookpeopleblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/ursula-k-le-guin.jpg?w=500 http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/bookclub/left_hand_cover054.jpg Carmean, Karen, Donna Glee Williams, and Mark Rich. "Ursula K. Le Guin." Critical Survey Of Long Fiction, Fourth Edition (2010): 1-9. Literary Reference Center Plus. Web. 17 Oct. 2013. Petersen, Zina. "Ursula K(roeber) Le Guin." Twentieth-Century American Western Writers: Third Series. Ed. Richard H. Cracroft. Detroit: Gale Group, 2002. Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 256. Literature Resource Center. Web. 15 Oct. 2013. Gordon, Andrew. "Ursula K(roeber) Le Guin." American Writers for Children Since 1960: Fiction. Ed. Glenn E. Estes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1986. Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 52. Literature Resource Center. Web. 15 Oct. 2013. http://www.lwcurrey.com/pictures/138138.jpg http://www.tavia.co.uk/earthsea/images/tehanu90.jpg "Ursula K(roeber) Le Guin." Contemporary Popular Writers. Ed. Dave Mote. Detroit: St. James Press, 1997. Literature Resource Center. Web. 15 Oct. 2013. http://toxipedia.org/download/attachments/11109288/10.21%20le%20guin%20crop.png?version=1&modificationDate=1347484739000&api=v2 http://www.steampunk.com/wp-content/uploads/hugo-award-steampunk-hues.png http://www.hbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/bghb_logo_color_270x300.jpg

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