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The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction
| Author: | Ursula K. Le Guin |
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G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1979 |
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| Book Type: | Non-Fiction |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction / Fantasy |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction (The Language of the Night) - essay by Susan Wood
- 21 - Le Guin Introduces Le Guin - essay by Susan Wood
- 25 - A Citizen of Mondath - [The Profession of Science Fiction - 4] - (1973) - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- 33 - On Fantasy and Science Fiction - essay by Susan Wood
- 39 - Why Are Americans Afraid of Dragons? - (1974) - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- 47 - Dreams Must Explain Themselves - (1973) - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- 57 - National Book Award Acceptance Speech - (1973) - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- 59 - The Child and the Shadow - (1975) - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- 73 - Myth and Archetype in Science Fiction - (1976) - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- 83 - From Elfland to Poughkeepsie - (1973) - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- 97 - American SF and The Other - (1975) - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- 101 - Science Fiction and Mrs. Brown - (1976) - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- 121 - Do-It-Yourself Cosmology - (1977) - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- 129 - The Book Is What Is Real - essay by Susan Wood
- 133 - Introduction to Rocannon's World - (1977) - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- 139 - Introduction to Planet of Exile - (1978) - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- 145 - Introduction to City of Illusions - (1978) - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin (variant of Introduction (City of Illusions))
- 149 - Introduction to The Word for World Is Forest - (1977) - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin (variant of Author's Introduction (The Word For World Is Forest))
- 155 - Introduction to The Left Hand of Darkness - (1976) - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin (variant of Introduction (The Left Hand of Darkness))
- 161 - Is Gender Necessary? - (1976) - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- 171 - The Staring Eye - (1974) - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin (variant of Three Views of Tolkien: The Staring Eye)
- 175 - The Modest One - (1976) - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin (variant of Science Fiction as Prophecy: Philip K. Dick)
- 179 - Introduction to Star Songs of an Old Primate - (1978) - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin (variant of Introduction (Star Songs of an Old Primate))
- 187 - Telling the Truth - essay by Susan Wood
- 191 - Introduction to The Altered I (excerpt) - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin (variant of Introduction (The Altered I) 1976)
- 195 - Talking About Writing - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- 201 - Escape Routes - (1974) - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- 209 - Pushing at the Limits - essay by Susan Wood
- 211 - The Stalin in the Soul - (1973) - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- 223 - The Stone Ax and the Muskoxen - (1975) - essay by Ursula K. Le Guin (variant of The Stone Ax and the Musk Oxen)
- 237 - Bibliographic Checklist of the Works of Ursula K. Le Guin - essay by Jeff Levin
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