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The Wave in the Mind : Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination

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Join Ursula K. Le Guin as she explores a broad array of subjects, ranging from Tolstoy, Twain, and Tolkien to women's shoes, beauty, and family life. With her customary wit, intelligence, and literary craftsmanship, she offers a diverse and highly engaging set of readings. The Wave in the Mind includes some of Le Guin's finest literary criticism, rare autobiographical writings, performance art pieces, and, most centrally, her reflections on the arts of writing and reading.
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  • Paperback | 336 pages
  • 152 x 267 x 21.34mm | 386g
  • Boston, United States
  • English
  • New
  • FIVE LINE DRAWINGS
  • 1590300068
  • 9781590300060
  • 24,471
  1. Categories:
  2. Literary Essays
  3. Literary Studies: General
  4. Literary Studies: Fiction, Novelists & Prose Writers
  5. Graphic Novels: History & Criticism
  6. Philosophy
  7. Society & Culture: General
  8. Gender Studies: Women

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Join Ursula K. Le Guin as she explores a broad array of subjects, ranging from Tolstoy, Twain, and Tolkien to women's shoes, beauty, and family life. With her customary wit, intelligence, and literary craftsmanship, she offers a diverse and highly engaging set of readings. "The Wave in the Mind includes some of Le Guin's finest literary criticism, rare autobiographical writings, performance art pieces, and, most centrally, her reflections on the arts of writing and reading.
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"Essential reading for anyone who imagines herself literate and/or socially concerned or who wants to learn what it means to be such."--Library Journal "What a pleasure it is to roam around in Le Guin's spacious, playful mind. And what a joy to read her taut, elegant prose."--Erica Jong
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About Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin is the winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Gandalf, Kafka, and National Book Awards. She is the author of many short stories and more than fifteen novels, including The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed. She is also an honored author of children's books, poetry, and criticism.
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