Ursula K. Le Guin

'Magical ... lyrical ... an uncommonly graceful fantasy romance' Time Magazine 'One of the literary greats of the twentieth century' Margaret Atwood Fleeing from the monotony of his life in the US suburbs, Hugh Rogers stumbles into 'the beginning place' - a gateway to Tembreabrezi, an idyllic, unchanging world of eternal twilight, where time flows more slowly than in the outside world. Irena Pannis was a teenager when she first found 'the beginning place' and has been going back and forth for seven years. She has another life there, another family, and a sense of belonging she lacks elsewhere in her life. So Irena resents Hugh for his sudden appearance into her hidden sanctuary. But then Irena discovers something is wrong: the paths which connect the town with the rest of the country are closing and somehow no one can reach or leave Tembreabrezi except her - and Irena herself has difficulty travelling between the two worlds. The closing is not material, but emotional, based on fear of the outside world. Despite her anger with Hugh, the two of them must work together - with consequences neither of them looked for, or expected...

Join Ursula K. Le Guin as she explores a broad array of subjects, ranging from Tolstoy, Twain and Tolkien to women's shoes, beauty and family life. With her customary wit, intelligence and literary craftsmanship, she offers a diverse and highly engaging set of readings. The Wave in the Mind includes some of Le Guin's finest literary criticism, rare autobiographical writings, performance art pieces and, most centrally, her reflections on the arts of writing and reading.

In this refusal of futurity, Ursula K. Le Guin takes a non-linear journey – full of side trips and reversals – to offer a counter-imaginary of place. Drawing on Taoist thought, Le Guin shows a way out of the ‘hot’ yang motorcycle trip of colonial modernity – and its doctrine of technological progress and future utopias – to return, go round, go inward, go yinward. Advocating for what is yielding, cyclical and resistant to abstraction, Le Guin shows that the Golden Age is right here, right now – invisible only to the forward-oriented mind. A Non-Euclidean View of California as a Cold Place to Be moves through mythic and Indigenous cosmologies, literary criticism, anthropology and divination to loosen the grip of Euclidean reason. In it, Le Guin demonstrates that how we write is inseparable from how we imagine worlds. Non-linear, ‘cold’ and anti-heroic forms become narrative tools for resisting domination: in literary style, alternative social imaginaries can be rehearsed so that utopia emerges not as an engineered elsewhere, but as a practice of staying with and inhabiting the present.

Ged narodivsja na ostrovi Gont i z ditinstva mav dar - silnij, dikij, nebezpechnij. Shljakh piznannja tsogo daru vede khloptsja do Shkoli magiv na ostrovi Rouk, de vin vivchaje starodavni zakljattja, davni movi i silu spravzhnikh imen. Ale odna pomilka - i vin vipuskaje u svit Tin, scho peresliduje jogo kriz morja, sukhodil i sni." Charivnik Zemnomor'ja" - persha kniga legendarnogo tsiklu Ursuli Le Gujin, scho vidkrivaje dveri u svit, de imena majut silu, a magija - tse zaporuka vsesvitnoji rivnovagi. Tsej roman - ne lishe perlina zhanru fentezi, a j filosofska pritcha pro vidpovidalnist, strakh i vnutrishnje svitlo, jake mi zdatni povernuti odne odnomu.

Druga chastina zemnomorskogo tsiklu Ursuli Le Gujin perenosit chitacha do Atuanu - mistsja, de panuje kult Bezimennikh bogiv. Golovnu gerojinju, Tenar, vikhovali jak Vichnu Zhritsju, scho sluzhit Pradavnim Silam Zemli. Ta nespodivana zustrich iz charivnikom iz Vnutrishnikh Zemel zmushuje divchinu postaviti pid sumniv istinnist svitu, v jakomu vona zrostala. Tsej roman - ne prosto fentezi, a gliboke doslidzhennja tem vladi, religiji ta samopiznannja.

Ursula K. Le Guin witnessed and contributed to many of the twentieth century’s rebellions and upheavals, including women’s liberation, the Civil Rights movement and US anti-war and environmental activism. Spanning fifty years of her life and work, Space Crone brings together Le Guin’s writings on feminism and gender for the first time, offering new insights into her imaginative, multispecies feminist consciousness: from its roots in deep ecology and philosophies of non-violence to her self-education about racism and her writing on motherhood and ageing. This new, expanded edition for 2025 includes the influential essay 'The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction'.

Ulmeklassik Ursula K. Le Guini "Lääneranniku annaalide" tsüklit on võrreldudkirjanikule kuulsuse toonud "Meremaa triloogiaga". Fantaasiamaailmas hargnevasarja teine raamat jutustab meile kummitava ja haarava täiskasvanuks saamiseloo, mille taustaks on vägivald, sallimatus ja maagia. Ansul oli kunagi rahulik linn, mis oli täis raamatukogusid, koole ja templeid. Kuid see oli ammu ja selle rannikulinna vallutajad peavad lugemist jakirjutamist surmaga karistatavaks teoks. Nad usuvad, et Oraakli koda, kus onpeidus viimased hävitamata raamatud, kihab deemonitest. Kuidseitsmeteistkümneaastase Memeri jaoks on maja pelgupaik, perekonna ja õppimise, rituaalide ja mälestuste paik - ainus koht, kus ta end tõeliselt turvaliselttunneb. Siis saabuvad linna sarja eelmisest raamatust meile juba tuttavadlugude jutustaja Orrec ja tema naine Gry ning Memeri elu ootavad ees suuredmuutused. Kas tema ja Ansuli rahvas on lõpuks piisavalt julged, et omarõhujatele vastu hakata?

”Amerikas mest framstående science fiction-författare” The New York Times Människorna har intagit skogsplaneten Athshe, och i deras spår följer blodiga konflikter med den fredliga urbefolkningen. Och när väl våldet släppts lös finns ingen möjlighet till försoning … Där världens kallas skog är en ursinnig kritik av kolonialism och miljöförstörelse: medan skogen är urbefolkningens hela värld, full av mening och historia, är den för erövrarna bara en outnyttjad resurs. Boken var skriven som en kommentar till Vietnamkriget, men tematiken är fortfarande aktuell. Ursula K. Le Guin (1921–2018) omnämns ofta som en new wave-författare inom science fiction-litteraturen, där tonvikten låg på psykologi snarare än teknologi. För Där världen kallas skog erhöll hon 1973 års Hugo-utmärkelse för bästa kortroman och nomineringar till flera andra priser. Boken är en av delarna i den så kallade Hain-cykeln men kan läsas som en fristående berättelse.

Ursula K Le Guin reflects on genre, her origins as a writer and artistic responsibility. In this wide-ranging collection, the beloved author discusses her role as a public intellectual and educator, as well as the writing of her major works such as A Wizard of Earthsea and The Left Hand of Darkness. Beginning from science fiction and fantasy as mediums for true literary exploration, Le Guin advocates for the importance of the imagination.

'A rich and complex story of friendship and love' GUARDIAN'Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new' Two people, until recently strangers, find themselves on a long, tortuous and dangerous journey across the ice. One is an outcast, forced to leave his beloved homeland; the other is fleeing from a different kind of persecution. What they have in common is curiosity, about others and themselves, and an almost unshakeable belief that the world can be a better place. As they journey for over 800 miles, across the harshest, most inhospitable landscape, they discover the true meaning of friendship, and of love. Readers love The Left Hand of Darkness:'This book overwhelmed me with how good it was, and how different it ended up from what I expected . . . a deep story of humanity, love, betrayal, alienation, and acceptance' Goodreads reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?'The world is so rich in detail that it becomes an adventure to explore it, and the nuanced character dynamics keep the pages turning . . . a fabulous exploration of fluid gender and sexuality' Goodreads reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?'This novel is just the right balance of nuance, world-building and philosophical musings that culminate into a staggeringly empathetic work . . . a great work of feminism' Goodreads reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?'A masterful and visionary story, one of the most beautiful SF novels I have read' Goodreads reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?'A landmark in the field of science fiction literature . . . This is a story about loneliness and need for closeness as well' Goodreads reviewer, ? ? ? ? ? 'Ursula K. Le Guin asks, what if gender were not fixed, but serially changeable? . . . The Left Hand of Darkness is a book about journeys, both literal and metaphorical. It is that rare and precious thing: an original and mind-opening book' Goodreads reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?

One of the very best must-read novels of all time - with a new introduction by Roddy Doyle'A well told tale signifying a good deal; one to be read again and again' THE TIMES'The book I wish I had written ... It's so far away from my own imagination, I'd love to sit at my desk one day and discover that I could think and write like Ursula Le Guin' Roddy Doyle'Le Guin is a writer of phenomenal power' OBSERVER'There was a wall. It did not look important - even a child could climb it. But the idea was real. Like all walls it was ambiguous, two-faced. What was inside it and what was outside it depended upon which side of it you were on...'Shevek is brilliant scientist who is attempting to find a new theory of time - but there are those who are jealous of his work, and will do anything to block him. So he leaves his homeland, hoping to find a place of more liberty and tolerance. Initially feted, Shevek soon finds himself being used as a pawn in a deadly political game. With powerful themes of freedom, society and the natural world's influence on competition and co-operation, THE DISPOSSESSED is a true classic of the 20th century.

'The pages sparkle with lines that make a reader glance up, searching for an available ear with which to share them' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWFrom acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin, a collection of thoughts-always adroit, often acerbic-on aging, belief, the state of literature, and the state of the nation. Ursula K. Le Guin on the absurdity of denying your age: 'If I'm ninety and believe I'm forty-five, I'm headed for a very bad time trying to get out of the bathtub.'On cultural perceptions of fantasy: 'The direction of escape is toward freedom. So what is "escapism" an accusation of?'On breakfast: 'Eating an egg from the shell takes not only practice, but resolution, even courage, possibly willingness to commit crime.'

In SEAROAD Le Guin explores the dreams and sorrows of the inhabitants of Klatsand, Oregon, a beach town where ordinary people bring their dreams and sorrows for a weekend or the rest of their lives, and sometimes learn to read what the sea writes on the sand. It is the story of a particular place that could be any place, and of a people so distinctly drawn they could be any of us. Searoad is a sandy track that runs between the town of Klatsand and the Pacific Ocean. Here you can meet the people who live in the little town and the people who come to stay for a night or a week's vacation in one of the motels-Hanna's Hideaway, the White Gull, and the Ship Ahoy. If you turn inland you might come to Lily Herne's little house on Hemlock Street, where she brought up her illegitimate daughter, or you might find your way to Bill Weisler's pottery above the creek, or you might get a good lunch at the Dancing Sand Dab. If you went there in 1898 you might not find much but a few muddy streets, a lot of spruce trees, and a herd of elk; but then they built the Exposition Hotel, in 1906, where young Jane Herne fell in love with the manager, for good or ill. And all through the twentieth century you'll find a Hambleton running Hambleton's Market, on Main. If you follow Searoad north you'll come to Breton Head, where Virginia Herne lives now. South, you'll pass the Inman house on the way toward Wreck Point. But if you turn west from Searoad across the dunes you'll find only the long, long beach at the continent's edge, the beginning of the sea...

Ursula Le Guin - klassik sovremennoj fantastiki i zvezda mirovoj literatury, laureat mnozhestva prestizhnykh premij (v tom chisle devjatikratnaja obladatelnitsa "Khjugo" i shestikratnaja "Nebjuly"), avtor "Zemnomorja" i "Khajnskogo tsikla". Odin iz stolpov tak nazyvaemoj mjagkoj, gumanitarnoj fantastiki, Le Guin udeljala bolshoe vnimanie voprosam sotsiologii i psikhologii, mezhkulturnym konfliktam i antropologii. I pozhaluj, samym lichnym, gluboko vynoshennym ee proektom byl tsikl proizvedenij o tsentralnoevropejskoj strane Orsinii s ee vysokogornoj stolitsej i drevnimi lesami, rokovymi strastjami i mnogovekovoj mifologiej; na karte vy Orsiniju ne najdete, no sozdannyj voobrazheniem klassika mir neverojatno realen - kazhdoj svoej pjadju, kazhdym epizodom vymyshlennoj, no takoj znakomoj istorii. Kniga "Vsjo ob Orsinii", sostavlennaja Le Guin nezadolgo do smerti, vkljuchaet roman "Malafrena", sbornik "Rasskazy ob Orsinii" i rjad dopolnitelnykh materialov - narodnye pesni provintsii Montajna, pozdnie rasskazy, podrobnoe predislovie. Chast tekstov publikuetsja po-russki vpervye ili v novykh perevodakh, ostalnye - v novoj redaktsii.

"Hvordan kan man skelne myte fra kendsgerning på disse verdener så mange år væk? Planeter uden navne, som af deres beboere blot bliver kaldt Verden. Planeter uden historie, hvor fortiden er mytologisk, og en tilbagevendende opdagelsesrejsende erfarer, at hans egne handlinger kun få år tidligere er blevet til en guds værk." Rocannons Verden er Ursula K. Le Guins første roman, der samtidig etablerer det hainiske univers: et enormt litterært laboratorium, hvori hun med stor nysgerrighed, poesi og kærlighed udforsker forskellige måder at være menneske og skabe samfund på. Her tager Le Guin os med til en fjern og teknologisk tilbagestående planet, som etnologen Rocannon rejser til efter et møde med en mystisk fyrstinde. Inden længe hvirvles han ind i en intergalaktisk konflikt side om side med de indfødte mod en magt, der ikke kun truer deres verden, men også hans egen. Udover Rocannons Verden udgiver vi på Forlaget Feberdrøm Eksilplaneten og Illusionernes By – en trilogi fra det hainiske univers.