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Work InformationThe Wind's Twelve Quarters: Stories by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Even her early stories are better than much of the field, so this Ursula K. Le Guin anthology is a joy, even if an uneven one. A couple of the stories here are weaker than others ("A Trip to the Head" reads more like a private writer's exercise), but there are some real winners. "April in Paris" is a lot of fun, "Nine Lives" is disturbing and profound, and "Vaster Than Empires and More Slow" is brilliant; what these share is a focus on the psychological, on the inner course of human thought and existence. Really, the human inner life is what these stories are about. And the final story, "The Day Before the Revolution," is very satisfying to me as it's a prefatory tale to her novel "The Dispossessed," my favorite of her novels, and because it peeks into the mind and life of the instigator of the revolution that produced the society of TD. Good stuff. It is always hard to rate a collection of stories as a whole. Most of the stories were good, a few I really liked, and a few others I just skipped ahead to the next story after a couple pages. So it was a bit of a mixed bag for me. Usually when she stuck to science fiction settings or ideas I enjoyed them the most. The more contemporary stories often felt rambling or uninteresting. I did like the author's introductions to each story. They usually gave interesting context to the stories. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to SeriesThe Wind's Twelve Quarters (Complete) Belongs to Publisher SeriesHarper Perennial Olive Editions (2022 Olive) Perennial Library (PL1434) Science Fiction Book Club (1901) — 2 more VGSF Classics (37) ハヤカワ文庫 SF (399) Is contained inContainsThe Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin (indirect) Things by Ursula K. Le Guin (indirect) A Trip to the Head [Short Story] by Ursula K. Le Guin (indirect) The Stars Below by Ursula K. Le Guin (indirect) The Day Before the Revolution [short story] by Ursula K. Le Guin (indirect) AwardsNotable Lists
The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her lyrical writing, rich characters, and diverse worlds. The Wind's Twelve Quarters collects seventeen powerful stories, each with an introduction by the author, ranging from fantasy to intriguing scientific concepts, from medieval settings to the future. Including an insightful foreword by Le Guin, describing her experience, her inspirations, and her approach to writing, this stunning collection explores human values, relationships, and survival, and showcases the myriad talents of one of the most provocative writers of our time. No library descriptions found.
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In particular, the story 'Those Who Walk Away of Omelas' is in this anthology, which might make it historic. A short parable, and possibly more famous in it's synopsis than the story itself, but it still packs an incredible punch. ( )