She was one of the rare F/SF authors who transcended those genres to be widely regarded as a writer, period. I read a very poorly edited early trade paperback of 'The Lathe of Heaven', and even then her star shone very brightly. By the time she wrote 'Tehanu', she was in a league by herself.
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Working Class History (workingclasshistory@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 20:26:49 JST Working Class History #OtD 22 Jan 2018 legendary anarchist author Ursula K Le Guin died aged 88 in Portland, Oregon. An ardent feminist and advocate for diversity in literature and publishing, she won numerous awards for her work. We have made available some of her books here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/books/ursula-k-le-guin