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The Wind's Twelve Quarters
StoriesBy Ursula K. Le GuinNarrated by Amy Landon, Grover Gardner, Will WattLength11h 10m
About this audiobook
“Splendidly intricate and hugely imaginative tales.” —Newsweek
A striking new 50th anniversary edition of Ursula K. Le Guin's extraordinary short story collection.
The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her lyrical writing, rich characters, and diverse worlds. The Wind's Twelve Quarters collects seventeen powerful stories--including one of her most famous works of short fiction, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas." Each story, ranging from fantasy and intriguing scientific concepts to the medieval world and the future, has an introduction by Le Guin providing perspective or background. The collection also begins with a foreword by the author, sharing her approach to selecting the stories and her experience writing them.
This superb retrospective collection explores human values, relationships, and survival, and showcases the myriad talents of one of the most provocative writers of our time.
The stories included in the collection are:
Semley's Necklace
April in Paris
The Masters
Darkness Box
The Word of Unbinding
The Rule of Names
Winter's King
The Good Trip
Nine Lives
Things
A Trip to the Head
Vaster than Empires and More Slow
The Stars Below
The Field of Vision
Direction of the Road
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
The Day Before the Revolution
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.2 (10.7K)
Includes Goodreads, LibraryThing, StoryGraph, Amazon
GenreLiterary Classics, Fantasy
Length11 hrs 10 mins
Narrated byAmy Landon, Grover Gardner, Will Watt
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateOct 26, 2021
LanguageEnglish
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