Ursula K. Le Guin

6 books · 1967–2015 · science fiction, Science Fiction, fantasy, craft, writing, literature

Bibliography

City of Illusions cover19671969The Tombs of Atuan cover19701974The Word for World is Forest cover1976Steering the Craft cover2015

Themes

identityself discoveryalienationGenderPoliticsSocietypowerreligioncoming of ageAnarchismIsolationSociety and Cultureenvironmentalismcolonialismcultural conflictstorytellingnarrative techniqueswriting craft

Key Concepts

political-intrigue5shifgrethor3ritual-sacrifice3kemmering-vow2political-exile2personal-sacrifice2nameless-ones2power-and-fear2faith-and-doubt2power-dynamics2social-isolation2political-tension2cultural-displacement2psychological-strain2identity-loss1otherness1community-response1mind-and-consciousness1education-and-integration1mindspeech1