The birthday of the world and other stories
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New York : HarperCollins, c2002., New York : HarperCollins, 2002.
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First edition.
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xiii, 362 pages ; 25 cm.
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New York : HarperCollins, c2002., New York : HarperCollins, 2002.
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Book
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First edition.
Language
English
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Deeply concerned with gender, these eight stories, although ostensibly about aliens, are all about ourselves: love, sex, life and alienation are all handled with illuminating grace. Le Guin's overarching theme, the journey, informs her characters as they struggle to come to terms with themselves or their worlds. The journey can be literal, as in "Paradises Lost," set on a generational ship, where the inhabitants, living in a utopia, learn they will land on the planet their ancestors set out to colonize 40 years earlier; and as in "Unchosen Love," where a young man falls in love with someone in another country and must decide if he can build a new life in a new place. Or the journey can be figurative, as in "Coming of Age in Karhide," in which an adolescent in a genderless society enters sexual maturity; and in "Solitude," as outsiders visit and study a planet where the men and women live apart and a young woman seeks to perfect her soul in the only place she knows as home. In "The Birthday of the World," the nature of God is considered as hereditary rulers, literal gods to their subjects, give up their power when new gods aliens come, throwing their culture into chaos. Gender is a constant concern: "The Matter of Seggri" takes place on a planet where women greatly outnumber men, and in "Unchosen Love" and "Mountain Ways," society is based on complex marriage relationships comprising four people. Le Guin handles these difficult topics through her richly drawn characters and her believable worlds. Evocative, richly textured and lyrically written, this collection is a must-read for Le Guin's fans.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Le Guin, U. K. (2002). The birthday of the world and other stories (First edition.). HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-. 2002. The Birthday of the World and Other Stories. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-. The Birthday of the World and Other Stories HarperCollins, 2002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Le Guin, Ursula K. The Birthday of the World and Other Stories First edition., HarperCollins, 2002.
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