Celebrity Biographies
Ursula K. LeGuin
His work is considered to be on a par with such masters of science fiction as Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, and Ray Bradbury. Possibly no other writer has been as recognized in this field as Ursula K. Le Guin, who died at the age of 88 on January 24, 2018. “It is with deep sorrow that her family announces her death in peace yesterday afternoon,” the statement said. official. “She was not just a science fiction writer, but a literary icon,” Stephen King declares.
Born in Berkeley, California, on October 21, 1929, Ursula Kroeber was the daughter of Alfred Kroeber, an eminent anthropologist, and Theodora Kroeber, a writer. Since she was little, she was very interested in popular myths and legends, and at 11 she already sent stories to prestigious literary magazines.
He obtained his greatest success in 1969 with “The Left Hand of Darkness”, where an earthling arrives at a curious glacial world in which its inhabitants are hermaphrodites. With “A Wizard of Earthsea”, about a sorcerer’s apprentice precursor of Harry Potter himself, he began the saga that takes place in this world. It was first adapted for television, in the 2005 miniseries The Legend of Earthsea , starring Sebastian Roché . Then in the anime Tales from Earthsea , which was the debut of Goro Miyazaki , son of the teacher Hayao Miyazaki .
Despite its potential, his work has not yet been widely exploited by the cinema and the small screen. There are three telefilms based on his novels: The Sky Wheel, Starlost: The Beginning and Lathe of Heaven . In addition, she herself appeared in a chapter of the documentary series The True Story of Science Fiction .
Married to the French historian Charles Le Guin, the couple had three children.