Winner of the PEN/Malamud Award for Short Stories A New York Times Notable Book In these "vivid, entertaining, philosophical dispatches" ( San Francisco Chronicle ), literary legend Ursula Le Guin weaves together influences as wide-reaching as Borges, The Little Prince, and Gulliver's Travels to examine feminism, tyranny, mortality and immortality, art, and the meaning--and mystery--of being human.
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Winner of the PEN/Malamud Award for Short Stories A New York Times Notable Book In these "vivid, entertaining, philosophical dispatches" ( San Francisco Chronicle ), literary legend Ursula Le Guin weaves together influences as wide-reaching as Borges, The Little Prince, and Gulliver's Travels to examine feminism, tyranny, mortality and immortality, art, and the meaning--and mystery--of being human.
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Beddows, Eric. New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 272 p. Contains: Unspecified. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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New in new dust jacket. New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory.
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Beddows, Eric. New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 272 p. Contains: Unspecified. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
Wonderful, fantastic worlds to explore! A book full of possibilities imagined to relieve boredom of ever-longer days of waiting in airports. What if we reallly could go "elsewhere" to spend our waiting time? The main character tells, in first person, of his adventures traveling to worlds or planes parallel to our world and meeting the delightful characters who populate them. From beaked bird-like people to royals fascinated with the life of commoners, the author develops believable imaginary folks with lessons to be learned. There is a strong thread of recogniton that the ways in which we try to change our world to make it faster and "better" may not necessarily be the best choices. As always Ursula LeGuin's stories stay with me and I have much to reflect on long after I have finished the book.
