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American fantasy and science fiction author (1929–2018)

Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (KROH-bər lə GWIN;^[1]néeKroeber; October 21, 1929 – January 22, 2018) was an American author.

She is best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the Earthseafantasy series. Her work was first published in 1959, and her literary career spanned nearly sixty years, producing more than twenty novels and over a hundred short stories, in addition to poetry, literary criticism, translations, and children's books.

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Frequently described as an author of science fiction, Le Guin has also been called a "major voice in American Letters". Le Guin said she would prefer to be known as an "American novelist".^[3]

Le Guin was born in Berkeley, California, to author Theodora Kroeber and anthropologist Alfred Louis Kroeber.

Having earned a master's degree in French, Le Guin began doctoral studies but abandon