Ursula K. Le Guin

(1929-2018)

US novelist

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Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (October 21, 1929 – January 22, 2018) was an American author best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the Earthsea fantasy series. She was first published in 1959, and her literary career spanned nearly sixty years, yielding more than twenty novels and over a hundred short stories, in addition to poetry, literary criticism, translations, and children's books. Frequently described as an author of science fiction, Le Guin has also been called a "major voice in American Letters", and herself said she would prefer to be known as an "American novelist".

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Born	Ursula Kroeber 21 October 1929 Berkeley, California
Died	22 January 2018 (aged 88) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Zodiac	Libra
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Charles A. Le Guin 1928- · · m. 1953 info edit

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Elisabeth info 1st child with Charles A. Le Guin Female b. 25 Jul 1957 · Age: 68 · 1957- · Celebrity Baby

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Caroline info 2nd child with Charles A. Le Guin Female b. 4 Nov 1959 · Age: 65 · 1959- · Celebrity Baby

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Theodore info 3rd child with Charles A. Le Guin Male b. 4 Jun 1964 · Age: 61 · 1964- · Celebrity Baby

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