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from THE LANGUAGE OF THE NIGHT: ESSAYS ON FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION
We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel . . . is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin (1929 – 2018) wrote fantasy and science fiction for adults, and twelve books for children. You might start with The Wizard of Earthsea, to find out how she made the truth that she describes here happen in her own writing.
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