Cheek by Jowl: Talks and Essays on How and Why Fantasy Matters

by Ursula K. Le Guin

Overview

Cheek by Jowl is a collection of talks and essays on how and why fantasy matters, by Ursula K. Le Guin. In these essays, Le Guin argues passionately that the homogenization of our world makes the work of fantasy essential for helping us break through what she calls "the reality trap." Le Guin writes not only of the pleasures of her own childhood reading, but also about what fantasy means for all of us living in the global twenty-first century.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940157746513
Publisher:	Aqueduct Press
Publication date:	07/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	739,964
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (1929-2018) was born in Berkeley, California. Her first story was rejected by a science fiction magazine--back when she was 11 years old. Since then, she has become recognized as one of science fiction's most critically acclaimed authors, known for her popular Earthsea fantasy series as well as the books Left Hand of Darkness, The Dispossessed, The Lathe of Heaven any many other children's books and short stories.

Hometown:

Portland, Oregon

Date of Birth:

October 21, 1929

Place of Birth:

Berkeley, California

Education:

B.A., Radcliffe College; M.A., Columbia University, 1952

Website:

http://www.ursulakleguin.com