Ursula K. Le Guin Height, Weight, Religion, Net Worth, Age, Biography

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Ursula K. Le Guin (Ursula Kroeber Le Guin, Ursula Kroeber)

Last Updated: 16 Dec, 2022 | Views: 429

Age: 88

Profession: Author

Other Profession(s): Poet, NoveList, Screen Writer

Higher Education: Radcliffe College (BA), Columbia University (MA)

Ursula K. Le Guin Religion, Birthday, Age

Date of Birth

21 Oct, 1929 (88 Years 03 Months 1 Day)

Birth Country

United States

Birth State/Province

California

Birth District

Berkeley

Birth Sign

Libra

Religion

Buddhism

Nationalities

American

Died on

22 Jan, 2018

Ursula K. Le Guin Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (Profile/Biography):
Her Earthsea series and works set in the Hainish universe are some of the works that made Ursula K. Le Guin famous. Since childhood, she has been fascinated with fantasy and mythology. Her PhD in France was funded by a Fulbright scholarship after she graduated from Radcliffe College and Columbia University. Her PhD plans, however, were put on hold when she married historian Charles Le Guin. Having kids and balancing a writing career soon became a full-time job for her.
Career:
The late 1950s marked the beginning of Ursula K. Le Guin's full-time writing career. Science fiction and fantasy were, however neglected until she delved into them.
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) and A Wizard of Earthsea (1968) are two of her masterpieces. The Left Hand of Darkness earned her both the Nebula and Hugo awards, making her the first woman to accomplish this feat.
Sparrowhawk, a student wizard, is the protagonist of her Earthsea series that began with A Wizard of Earthsea (1968).
The first three novels Ursula wrote were:
1966: Rocannon's World
1966: Planet of Exile
1967: City of Illusions
There were five other books in the same series that followed:
1971: The Tombs of Atuan
1972: The Farthest Shore
1990: Tehanu (1990)
2001: Tales from Earthsea
Aside from writing children's books, she also wrote:
1999: Catwings Return and Jane on Her Own
In addition to Gifts (2004), Voices (2006), and Powers (2007), she also wrote Annals of the Western Shore.
2008: Lavinia, was based on the analysis she did of Virgil's Aeneid character.
In 2017, Ursula published a book containing pieces she had previously written for her blog.
Awards:
Six Nebulas
Eight Hugos
22 Locus Awards
Kafka Prize
Grand Master of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Unknown facts:
For her Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, Ursula received the National Book Foundation Medal in 2014. Among her many accomplishments, she was recognized as a Living Legend by the U.S. Library of Congress in 2000.