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Farewell Ursula Le Guin – the One who walked away from Omelas

  • Written by Christopher Benjamin Menadue, PhD Candidate, Literature and Society, James Cook University
Farewell Ursula Le Guin – the One who walked away from OmelasFantasy and science fiction author Ursula Le Guin has died, aged 88. © 2014 Jack Liu

Author Ursula Kroeber Le Guin has been the subject of critical debate, analysis and discussion for generations. She died this week at the age of 88.

Le Guin published her first paid work April in Paris in the September 1962 issue of the magazine Fantastic...