Science fiction fans immediately accepted and loved her works. Ursula Le Guin is considered an innovator in this genre: she not only invented new worlds, but also raised acute social issues in her books. An excellent education, knowledge of Romance literature and foreign languages helped Ursula to work on her works.
From the biography of Ursula Le Guin
Ursula Kroeber Le Guin was born in Portland (Oregon, USA) on October 21, 1929. Her parents were prominent specialists in the field of anthropology. The father of the future writer took part in archaeological expeditions more than once, his deep research works were successful in the scientific community. Ursula's mother became famous after the publication of a book about the Yahi tribe.
The family discussed science and literature news every day. From a young age, Ursula became addicted to reading, at the age of 7 she already tried to write poetry. The girl created her first fantastic story at the age of 9.
Ursula grew up in a large and very close-knit family: the girl had three half-brothers from her parents' previous marriages.
In 1951, the girl graduated from the women's college in Cambridge and became the owner of a bachelor of arts degree, and a year later she became a master's degree at Columbia University (New York). In subsequent years, she studied medieval literature in France, but did not defend her thesis.
Returning from France to the United States, Le Guin taught French as well as literature at universities in Idaho and Georgia.
Ursula's husband was Charles Le Guin, a historian by profession. The couple raised two daughters and a son.
Gae Guin's creative path
Ursula plunged into literary activity in the 60s. She mainly wrote essays in the fantasy genre, and paid a lot of attention to science fiction. Le Guin's books have been translated into four dozen languages.
Fame brought Ursula "The Hain Cycle", which consisted of several novels, a story and a collection of short stories. The cycle got its name from the planet Hain, invented by the author, which became the center of unions of civilizations.
In the field of fantasy, the famous cycle about Earthsea is central to Le Guin's work. The chain of interconnected books began with the fascinating story "Word of Liberation" (1964). Subsequently, several more novels and stories appeared.
Ursula Le Guin has also published several books for children and adolescents. Among them - the story "Far, far from everywhere" (1976). The last book of Ursula's - of those that were published during his lifetime - was the collection of essays "No Time for Rest." Here she introduced the reader to reflections on issues of concern to her.
In Russian, Le Guin's works were published in 1980 in the form of the collection Planet of Exile. It included the "Hain" cycle and a number of stories that were not included in the cycles.
Some of Ursula Le Guin's works have been filmed. The most famous were the film "Heavenly Cutter" (1980) and the 2004 series "The Wizard of Earthsea". The writer's literary achievements have been recognized more than once by prizes and other awards in the field of science fiction.
Ursula Le Guin passed away on January 22, 2018, she was 88 years old.
