Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes


A man does not make his destiny: he accepts it or denies it.


Citations

Le Guin, Ursula K. A Wizard of Earthsea. Parnassus Press, 1968.

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Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Born: October 21, 1929
  • Died: January 22, 2018
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Author

Ursula Kroeber Le Guin was an American author best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the Earthsea fantasy series. She was first published in 1959, and her literary career spanned nearly sixty years, yielding more than twenty novels and over a hundred short stories, in addition to poetry, literary criticism, translations, and children's books. Frequently described as an author of science fiction, Le Guin has also been called a "major voice in American Letters". Le Guin herself said she would prefer to be known as an "American novelist".