{"product_id":"book-hp1o","title":"The Language of the Night","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing a new introduction by Ken Liu, this revised edition of Ursula K. Le Guin's first full-length collection of essays covers her background as a writer and educator, her thoughts on writing, and her commentary on literary science fiction and fantasy and their future.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"We like to think we live in daylight, but half the world is always dark; and fantasy, like poetry, speaks the language of the night.\"-URSULA K. Le GUIN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eLe Guin's sharp and witty voice is on full display in this collection of twenty-four essays, revised by the author a decade after its initial publication in 1979. The collection covers a wide range of topics and Le Guin's origins as a writer, her advocacy for science fiction and fantasy as mediums for true literary exploration, the writing of her own major works such as \u003cem\u003eA Wizard of Earthsea\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Left Hand of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e, and her role as a public intellectual and educator. The book and each thematic section are brilliantly introduced and contextualized by Susan Wood, a professor at the University of British Columbia and a literary editor and feminist activist during the 1960s and '70s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eA fascinating, intimate look into the exceptional mind of Le Guin, whose insights remain as relevant and resonant today as when they were first published.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49864122302768,"sku":"BDhp1o","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":50449283776816,"sku":"ZEhp1o","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":50449283809584,"sku":"ZMhp1o","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/hp1o-cover.jpg?v=1765977129","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hp1o","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}