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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas Author Biography

Ursula K. Le Guin is one of science fiction's most popular writers. She is also one of the genre's most respected. Through her novels, which feature fantastic universes and fictional societies, she explores the idea of dualities. Dualities are concepts that feature two opposing forces, like chaos versus order or harmony versus rebellion. Le Guin stresses the importance of achieving a balance between these forces in order to achieve wholeness in life. Her most famous novels include the Earthsea trilogy, The Left Hand of Darkness, and The Lathe of Heaven, which explore themes common to all her works, including the award-winning "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas." Some of these themes are alienation, liberation, and ecological, social, and self awareness. Le Guin has also published poems, children's books, and novels for young adults.

Le Guin was born October 21,1929, in Berkeley, California, and was encouraged to write from...
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