Ursula K. Le Guin was born in Berkeley[1]. She died in Portland[2]. She worked as a writer[3], screenwriter[4], translator[5], novelist[6], and poet[7]. She ranks in the top 0.33% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33,850 views/month, #3,292 of 1,000,298).[8]
Educated at: Harvard University[32], Columbia University[33], Radcliffe College[34], Berkeley High School[35]
Award received: Margaret Edwards Award[36], Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame[37], Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story[38], Hugo Award for Best Short Story[39], Hugo Award for Best Novelette[40], Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize[41], PEN/Malamud Award[42], Otherwise Award[43], Locus Award for Best Short Story[44], Hugo Award for Best Novel[45], Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[46], Nebula Award for Best Novel[47], Pilgrim Award[48], World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement[49]
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Ursula K. Le Guin has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] She is known by 112 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
She has been cited as an influence by Hayao Miyazaki[63], a film director[64], b. 1941[65], of Japan[66], awarded the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature[67]; China Miéville[68], a writer[69], b. 1972[70], of United Kingdom[71], awarded the Arthur C. Clarke Award[72]; Michael Chabon[73], a writer[74], b. 1963[75], of United States[76], awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[77]; Jonathan Lethem[78], a writer[79], b. 1964[80], of United States[81], awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction[82]; and Lewis Call[83], a historian[84], b. 1950[85], of United States[86].
Works attributed to her include The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas[87], a literary work[88]; The Left Hand of Darkness[89], a literary work[90], founded in 1969[91]; Earthsea series[92], a novel series[93], founded in 1964[94]; The Dispossessed[95]; A Wizard of Earthsea[96]; and Hainish Cycle[97].
FAQs
Where was Ursula K. Le Guin born?
Ursula K. Le Guin's place of birth was Berkeley[1].
Ursula K. Le Guin's father was Alfred L. Kroeber[9]. Ursula K. Le Guin's mother was Theodora Kroeber[10].
Who was Ursula K. Le Guin married to?
Ursula K. Le Guin's spouses include Charles Le Guin[11].
What did Ursula K. Le Guin do for work?
Ursula K. Le Guin worked as a writer[3], screenwriter[4], translator[5], novelist[6], and poet[7].
Where did Ursula K. Le Guin go to school?
Ursula K. Le Guin was educated at Harvard University[32], Columbia University[33], Radcliffe College[34], and Berkeley High School[35].
What awards did Ursula K. Le Guin receive?
Honors received include Margaret Edwards Award[36], Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame[37], Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story[38], and Hugo Award for Best Short Story[39].
Who did Ursula K. Le Guin influence?
Ursula K. Le Guin has been cited as an influence by Hayao Miyazaki[63], China Miéville[68], Michael Chabon[73], and Jonathan Lethem[78].
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