Ursula K. Le Guin
Critique • Works
Born
Berkeley, California, U.S., 1929
Died
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Places lived
Steventon, Hampshire, England; Winchester, Hampshire
Nationality
English
Publications
Novels, novellas, stories, essays, poetry, storybooks, criticism
Genres
Science fiction, fantasy, children's literature
Writing language
English
Literature
• The Earthsea Cycle (1968–2001)
• The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
• The Dispossessed (1974)
Novels
• A Wizard of Earthsea (1968)
• The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
• The Dispossessed (1974)
Novel Series
• The Hainish Cycle (1964–2000)
• The Earthsea Cycle (1968–2001)
Stories
• "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" (1973)
• "Buffalo Girls, Won't You Come Out Tonight" (1987)
Story Collections
• The Wind's Twelve Quarters (1975)
American Literature
• The Earthsea Cycle (1968–2001)
• The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
• The Dispossessed (1974)
• The Wind's Twelve Quarters (1975)
Science Fiction
• The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
• The Dispossessed (1974)
Science Fiction Series
• The Hainish Cycle (1964–2000)
Science Fiction Stories
• "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" (1973)
Fantasy Fiction
• A Wizard of Earthsea (1968)
Fantasy Series
• The Earthsea Cycle (1968–2001)
Fantasy Stories
• "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" (1973)
• "Buffalo Girls, Won't You Come Out Tonight" (1987)
First appearance of works in book form
1966
Planet of Exile Novel
Rocannon's World Novel
1967
City of Illusions Novel
1968
A Wizard of Earthsea Novel
1969
The Left Hand of Darkness Novel
1971
The Lathe of Heaven Novel
The Tombs of Atuan Novel
1972
The Farthest Shore Novel
1973
From Elfland to Poughkeepsie Essays
1974
The Dispossessed Novel
1975
Dreams Must Explain Themselves One story, a speech and an essay
Story "The Rule onf Names", National Book Award Acceptance Speech, essay "Dreams Must Explain Themselves"
Wild Angels Poems
The Wind's Twelve Quarters Seventeen stories
"Semley's Necklace", "April in Paris", "The Masters", "Darkness Box", "The Word of Unbinding", "The Rule of Names", "Winter's King", "The Good Trip", "Nine Lives", "Things", "A Trip to the Head", "Vaster than Empires and More Slow", "The Stars Below", "The Field of Vision", "Direction of the Road", "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas", "The Day Before the Revolution"
1976
Orsinian Tales Eleven stories
"The Fountains", "The Barrow", "Ile Forest", "Conversations At Night", "The Road East", "Brothers and Sisters", "A Week in the Country", "An die Musik", "The House", "The Lady of Moge", "Imaginary Countries"
Very Far Away from Anywhere Else Novel
Walking in Cornwall Chapbook
The Water Is Wide Chapbook
The Altered I: An Encounter with Science Fiction Essay (chapbook)
1978
The Eye of the Heron Novel
1979
Leese Webster Chapbook
Malafrena Novel
Tillai and Tylissos Chapbook
The Language of the Night Essays
1980
The Beginning Place Novel
1981
Hard Words and Other Poems Poems
1982
The Adventure of Cobbler's Rune Children's book
The Compass Rose Twenty stories
"'The Author of the Acacia Seeds' and Other Extracts from the Journal of the Association of Therolinguistics", "The New Atlantis", "Schrödinger's Cat", "Two Delays on the Northern Line", "SQ", "Small Change", "The First Report of the Shipwrecked Foreigner to the Kadanh of Derb", "The Diary of the Rose", "The White Donkey", "The Phoenix", "Intracom", "The Eye Altering", "Mazes", "The Pathways of Desire", "Gwilan's Harp", "Malheur County", "The Water Is Wide", "The Wife's Story", "Some Approaches to the Problem of the Shortage of Time", "Sur"
The Art of Bunditsu Essay (chapbook)
1983
In the Red Zone Chapbook
Solomon Leviathan's Nine Hundred and Thirty-First Trip Around the World Children's book
1985
Always Coming Home Novel
King Dog: A Screenplay Screenplay
1987
Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences Novel
1988
Catwings Storybook
Fire and Stone Children's book
A Visit from Dr. Katz Children's book
Wild Oats and Fireweed: New Poems Poems
1989
Catwings Return Storybook
Dancing at the Edge of the World Essays
DWay of the Water's Going: Images of the Northern California Coastal Range Essays
1990
Tehanu Novel
1991
Searoad Stories
A Winter Solstice Ritual Chapbook
Myth and Archetype in Science Fiction Essay (chapbook)
1992
Findings Chapbook
Fish Soup Children's book
No Boats Chapbook
A Ride on the Red Mare's Back Children's book
Talking About Writing Essay (chapbook)
1993
Blue Moon over Thurman Street Chapbook
Earthsea Revisioned Essay
1994
A Fisherman of the Inland Sea Novellas and stories
Going out with Peacocks and Other Poems Poems
Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings Storybook
1995
Four Ways to Forgiveness Four novellas and stories
1996
Unlocking the Air and Other Stories Stories
1997
The Twins, The Dream: Two Voices/Las Gemelas, El Sueño: Dos Voces Poems, with Diana Bellessi
1998
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew Essays
1999
Jane On Her Own Storybook
Sixty Odd Poems
2000
The Telling Novel
2001
The Other Wind Novel
Tales from Earthsea Stories and essays
2002
The Birthday of the World and Other Stories Stories
Changing Planes Children's book
Tom Mouse Novel
2004
Gifts Novel
The Wave in the Mind Essays
2006
Incredible Good Fortune Poems
Voices Novel
2007
Four Different Poems Poems
Powers Novel
2008
Lavinia Novel
2009
Cat Dreams Storybook
Cheek by Jowl Essays
2010
Out Here: Poems and Images from Steens Mountain Country Poems
2011
The Wild Girls Stories
2012
Finding My Elegy: New and Selected Poems Poems
The Unreal and the Real: The Selected Stories of Ursula Le Guin Stories
2015
Late in the Day: Poems 2010–2014 Poems
Steering the Craft: A 21st-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story Essays
2016
The Complete Orsinia Stories
Words Are My Matter: Writings About Life and Books, 2000–2016 Essays
2017
Orsinia Stories
No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters Essays
2018
So Far So Good: Poems 2014–2018 Poems
SDreams Must Explain Themselves and Other Essays 1972–2004 Essays
2018
The Books of Earthsea Novel and story series
Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing Interviews
Ursula K. Le Guin: The Last Interview Interviews
2019
The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction Essay (chapbook)
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