The great Ursula K. Le Guin has died at the age of 88.
She wrote bright, fierce science fiction, imagining other worlds and places, genders and races, pondering how the people in those places would live their lives and deal with their problems. Like most really lasting writers she was essentially optimistic, however dark aspects of her creation.
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
A historical oddity - she attended the same high school as Philip K. Dick, at the same time, but they never met. There were around 3000 people at Berkeley High. If I ever visit the Bay Area I will have to swing past that school.
She wrote bright, fierce science fiction, imagining other worlds and places, genders and races, pondering how the people in those places would live their lives and deal with their problems. Like most really lasting writers she was essentially optimistic, however dark aspects of her creation.
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
A historical oddity - she attended the same high school as Philip K. Dick, at the same time, but they never met. There were around 3000 people at Berkeley High. If I ever visit the Bay Area I will have to swing past that school.
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