Who Was Ursula K. Le Guin? | Book Riot

If you wanted to, depending on your reading speed, you could probably dedicate an entire year to reading Ursula K. Le Guin%u2019s bibliography. In her lifetime she published 23 novels, 12 short story volumes, 11 poetry volumes, 13 children%u2019s books, five essay collections, and four translated works. Needless to say, the woman was prolific when it came to writing, and she has the awards to show just how skilled she was at it. I think her Earthsea Cycle is just about one of the most recommended books out there, especially to young readers. She died in 2018, but has left a fingerprint on the literary world, inspiring authors who have themselves been included as some of the greats. She%u2019s considered one of the most influential authors of the 20th century for a reason. But who was the person behind the massive library of books? How was she able to create worlds that were so incredibly fantastical but also so realistic and believable?