{"product_id":"the-language-of-the-night-essays-on-writing-science-fiction-and-fantasy-9781668034903","title":"The Language of the Night: Essays on Writing, Science Fiction, and Fantasy","description":"\u003cb\u003eFeaturing a new introduction by Ken Liu, this revised edition of Ursula K. Le Guin's first full-length collection of essays covers her background as a writer and educator, on fantasy and science fiction, on writing, and on the future of literary science fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"We like to think we live in daylight, but half the world is always dark; and fantasy, like poetry, speaks to the language of the night.\"\u003c\/i\u003e --Ursula K. Le Guin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLe Guin's sharp and witty voice is on full display in this collection of twenty-four essays, revised by the author a decade after its initial publication in 1979. The collection covers a wide range of topics and Le Guin's origins as a writer, her advocacy for science fiction and fantasy as mediums for true literary exploration, the writing of her own major works such as \u003ci\u003eA Wizard of Earthsea \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Left Hand of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, and her role as a public intellectual and educator. The book and each thematic section are brilliantly introduced and contextualized by Susan Wood, a professor at the University of British Columbia and a literary editor and feminist activist during the 1960s and '70s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA fascinating, intimate look into the exceptional mind of Le Guin whose insights remain as relevant and resonant today as when they were first published.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668034903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.50w x 0.56d","brand":"Ursula K. Le Guin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43766849241269,"sku":"9781668034903","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b00e12f3-5250-4271-9a7e-5abc96212655.jpg?v=1710819284","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-language-of-the-night-essays-on-writing-science-fiction-and-fantasy-9781668034903","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}