A Wizard of Earthsea is a 1968 young-adult fantasy novel by American author Ursula K. Le Guin. The narrative follows the story of a young mage named Ged who is sent to a school of wizardry on the island of Roke. While at the school, Ged engages in a duel with a fellow student and unwittingly unleashes a shadow creature which Ged then spends the remainder of the novel trying to conquer. Themes explored in this coming-of-age story include the dangers of pride, the importance of patience, and the power of true names.
Science-fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin (born 1929) created fantastic worlds in which the author's strong-willed, feminist protagonists have increasingly taken center stage.An understanding of both a...
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Considered one of the most significant authors of science fiction and fantasy to have emerged in the twentieth century, Le Guin is recognized as a gifted and original writer whose works address essent...
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Biography EssayUrsula K. Le Guin is a writer of great versatility and power, acclaimed for her science fiction, fantasy, and children's literature. All her fiction is distinguished by careful craftsma...
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In a decade and a half, since Ursula K. LeGuin's first novel appeared as one half of an Ace Double paperback, she has become one of the most important writers in the field of science fiction. Le Guin ...
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Ursula K. Le Guin is a writer of great versatility and power, acclaimed for her science fiction, fantasy, and children's literature. All her fiction is distinguished by careful craftsmanship, a limpid...
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Best known for her works of speculative fiction, Ursula K. Le Guin made her name as the foremost early feminist voice in fantasy and science fiction. She is also notable as one of few to break the imp...
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Ursula K. Le Guin is best known as a science-fiction writer whose work has been recognized by the mainstream literary establishment, a writer whose work includes not only adult science fiction but als...
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[This entry was updated by Nancy Barendse (Charleston Southern University) from her update in the Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography, volume 6, of the entry by Brian Attebery (College o...
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Magic itself in Ursula Le Guin's "A Wizard of Earthsea" is quite a complex matter if it is being used at such a level high enough to effect the balance of equilibrium. Ged makes many mistakes througho...
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Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K(roeber) Le Guin
