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sciencefictionbiology.blogspot.com - 5/12/2009
Ursula Le Guin and Anthropology
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There was an interesting profile of Ursula Le Guin in today's LA Times . Le Guin's parents were both prominent anthropologists, and their work has in turn influenced her own. Le Guin's early years help explain her abiding concern: Is there such a thing as a stable human nature? She grew up in ...
latimes.com - 5/9/2009
Ursula K. Le Guin's work still resonates with readers - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — It's hard to find a literary career as varied as Le Guin's. At 79, she's worked for... half a century on the ever-shifting frontier between literary and genre writing, a line she has helped redraw with her elegant prose. Le Guin has long been celebrated ... (more) Ursula K. Le Guin's work still resonates with readers - ...

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ellen-datlow.livejournal.com - 5/9/2009
Calling Utopia a Utopia Ursula K. Le Guin
— ellen-datlow.livejournal.com — Thank you Ursula, You've summed up everything wrong with what Robert Weil (a former colleague of mine... at OMNI during the period I published a Ballard story) said about J.G. Ballard in the article. Calling Utopia a Utopia Ursula K. Le Guin Writing ... (more) Calling Utopia a Utopia Ursula K. Le Guin

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bookviewcafe.com - 5/16/2009
Cat T'ai Chi, by Ursula K. Le Guin
— bookviewcafe.com — The End Copyright 2009 by Ursula K. Le Guin... (more) Cat T'ai Chi, by Ursula K. Le Guin

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SF Signal — ... Harris: Slower Than Light Imagination: "Two recent literary novels using fantasy and science fiction techniques, The Life of Pi by Yann Martel and The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, absolutely kicked our genre's ass when it came to plotting outside of the traditional genre box." Writing advice from Anna Tambour: It's impossible to beat an adverb. Biology in Science Fiction looks at Ursula Le Guin and Anthropology. NYT Article: Print Books Are Target of Pirates ...

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