Ursula LeGuin
Ursula LeGuin is an icon of the science fiction and fantasy literature genre, with many books in print for 40 years.
Ursula K. Le Guin writes both poetry and prose, and she has published 11 books and chapbooks of poetry, 23 novels, more than 100 short stories, four collections of essays, 11 books for children, and four volumes of translation. Her best known fantasy works, the six books of Earthsea, have sold millions of copies in America and England, and have been translated into 16 languages. Her first major work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness, is considered epoch-making in the field for its radical investigation of gender roles and its moral and literary complexity. Recent publications include a collection of poetry, Incredible Good Fortune; Gifts, Voices, and Powers; and Lavinia. Three of Le Guin's books have been finalists for the American Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, and she has received a National Book Award, five Hugo Awards, a Pushcart Prize, and the PEN/Malamud Award. She and her husband Charles live in Portland, Oregon, and have three children and four grandchildren.