Earthsea
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Rebel Voices: Disruptive Stories from Trailblazing Women - a new Puffin Classics collection, celebrating International Women's Day 2023
'One of the literary greats of the 20th century' - Margaret Atwood
Earthsea: The First Four Books is a collection of one of the most beloved and influential fantasy works of all…
Why read it?
1 author picked Earthsea as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I found this new edition of Ursula Le Guin’s Earthsea collection at the airport in Milano while travelling to a conference for statisticians. Usually, I am quite snobbish about fantasy genres, as I prefer space aliens to wizards and dragons. Strangely, I still picked up the book, and it was of uttermost comfort to me in processing difficult life events.
Set in the beautiful landscapes of Earthsea, Le Guin discusses super hard topics such as matters of living and dying, grief and hope, aging and personal achievements, and desires, and the potential loss of an inhabitable world.
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