{"product_id":"ursula-k-le-guin-the-last-interview-and-other-conversations-9781612197791","title":"Ursula K. Le Guin: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations","description":"\u003ch2\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin: The Last Interview and Other Conversations\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Resistance and change often begin in art. Very often in our art, the art of words.\" \u003cb\u003e--Ursula K. Le Guin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection presents four decades of conversations with one of the most influential voices in modern literature. When Ursula K. Le Guin began writing in the 1960s, she faced multiple barriers: a woman in a male-dominated field, a science fiction and fantasy author when genre literature was dismissed as trivial, and a westerner far removed from East Coast publishing circles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSpanning Forty Years of Literary Insight\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese interviews document Le Guin's remarkable journey and evolution as a writer. The conversations range from her Berkeley childhood to her most provocative ideas about society, capitalism, and the role of speculative fiction in challenging established norms. Her unique perspective as a literary outsider helped her create some of the most prescient and enduring works in contemporary literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection captures Le Guin's thoughts on craft, gender in literature, the legitimacy of science fiction and fantasy as serious art forms, and the power of storytelling to envision alternative futures. Her interviews reveal the intellectual depth and philosophical rigor that made her novels and short stories resonate across generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Ursula K. Le Guin\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUrsula Kroeber Le. Guin\u003c\/b\u003e (1929-2018) was born in Berkeley, California and lived in Portland, Oregon. Her prolific career includes more than twenty novels, eleven volumes of short stories, six collections of essays, twelve books for children, six volumes of poetry, and four translations. Her work in science fiction and fantasy redefined what these genres could achieve in exploring human nature, society, and ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Editor\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Streitfeld\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Interview\u003c\/i\u003e series, which includes volumes on Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Philip K. Dick, J.D. Salinger, and Hunter S. Thompson. A reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, he was part of the team awarded the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis paperback edition from Melville House Publishing offers readers direct access to Le Guin's thinking across her most productive decades, making it an essential resource for understanding her contribution to literature and speculative fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681354551570,"sku":"9781612197791","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7bef4a3e-29ce-4d0f-9a7d-ce5acc81ac4c.jpg?v=1733952231","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ursula-k-le-guin-the-last-interview-and-other-conversations-9781612197791","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}