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Ursula K. Le Guin Dead at Age 88

posted by martyb on Thursday January 25 2018, @06:55AM   Printer-friendly
from the RIP dept.

mcgrew writes:

The New York Times reports that Renowned fantasy writer Ursula K. Le Guin has died at age 88. From the article:

Ursula K. Le Guin, the immensely popular author who brought literary depth and a tough-minded feminist sensibility to science fiction and fantasy with books like "The Left Hand of Darkness" and the Earthsea series, died on Monday at her home in Portland, Ore. She was 88.

Her son, Theo Downes-Le Guin, confirmed the death. He did not specify a cause but said she had been in poor health for several months.

I'm not a fantasy fan (except for Prachett and Tolkien), but she will be missed none the less. I'm sure quite a few Soylents are fans of hers. Any author's loss is a loss to us all.

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    by Arik (4543) on Thursday January 25 2018, @08:23AM (#627597) Journal
    There was a time when being a sailor meant speaking Latin (in the form of "Lingva Franka") and watching the stars as well, I suppose that went out of style along with wearing an onion on the belt for macaroni eh?

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