{"product_id":"language-of-the-night-essays-on-writing-science","title":"Language of the Night: Essays on Writing, Science","description":"\u003cb\u003eFeaturing a new introduction by Ken Liu, this revised edition of Ursula K. Le Guin's first full-length collection of essays covers her background as a writer and educator, on fantasy and science fiction, on writing, and on the future of literary science fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe like to think we live in daylight, but half the world is always dark; and fantasy, like poetry, speaks the language of the night.\u003c\/i\u003e --Ursula K. Le Guin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Le Guin's sharp and witty voice is on full display in this collection of twenty-four essays, revised by the author a decade after its initial publication in 1979. The collection covers a wide range of topics and Le Guin's origins as a writer, her advocacy for science fiction and fantasy as mediums for true literary exploration, the writing of her own major works such as \u003ci\u003eA Wizard of Earthsea \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Left Hand of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, and her role as a public intellectual and educator. The book and each thematic section are brilliantly introduced and contextualized by Susan Wood, a professor at the University of British Columbia and a literary editor and feminist activist during the 1960s and '70s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A fascinating, intimate look into the exceptional mind of Le Guin whose insights remain as relevant and resonant today as when they were first published.","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46609726374057,"sku":"PHBK-9781668034903","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/language-of-the-night-essays-on-writing-science","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}