{"product_id":"ursula-k-le-guin-five-novels-loa-379-the-lathe-of-heaven-the-eye-of-the-heron-the-beginning-place-searoad-lavinia","title":"Ursula K. Le Guin: Five Novels (Loa #379): The Lathe of Heaven \/ The Eye of the Heron \/ The Beginning Place \/ Searoad \/ Lavinia","description":"\u003cb\u003eTogether for the first time, all 5 standalone novels from the Hugo and Nebula award-winning writer who reinvented science fiction, including one restored to print \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpans from the 1971 classic \u003ci\u003eThe Lathe of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e to her career-crowning 2008 masterpiece \u003ci\u003eLavinia\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 7th volume in the definitive Library of America edition of Ursula K. Le Guin's works presents 5 remarkable standalone novels that showcase her boundless creativity and literary range. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the Locus Award-winning \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Lathe of Heaven \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(1971), one of Le Guin's most admired works of science fiction, George Orr begins have effective dreams: dreams that change reality itself. But when he turns to the sleep researcher William Haber for help, the doctor sees an opportunity to use Orr's strange gift for his own ends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA former Terran prison colony on the planet Victoria seems destined for revolution in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Eye of the Heron\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (1978), when the authoritarian leaders in the City try to assert control over the peaceful farmers who have been sent to live around them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Beginning Place\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (1980) is a parable-like story in which Hugh and Irena have both found their way to the Beginning Place, a gateway to another world. The two initially become enemies, but must learn to work together when the utopia they've found turns out to have a shadow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe long out-of-print \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSearoad: Chronicles of Klatsand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (1991) is a \u003ci\u003eWinesburg, Ohio\u003c\/i\u003e-like series of linked stories set in a small vacation town on the Oregon coast, where some of the characters have come for a weekend and some for longer, but all are pilgrims in the grip of inexpressible longings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd Le Guin's final, powerfully feminist novel, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLavinia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), reimagines Virgil's \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e from the perspective of a woman who, in poet's telling, never speaks a word. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpecial features include an appendix presenting three essays by Le Guin related to the novels, previously unseen hand-drawn maps by author herself, helpful annotation, and a chronology of Le Guin's life and career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrought together here for the first time, these 5 remarkable standalone novels showcase a Hugo and Nebula Award-winning master at her very best.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1598537733\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781598537734\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Le Guin, Ursula K., Attebery, Brian, N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Library of America\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Library of America","offers":[{"title":"HardCover (Feb 2024)","offer_id":45657419743429,"sku":"9781598537734","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781598537734.jpg?v=1768891453","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/ursula-k-le-guin-five-novels-loa-379-the-lathe-of-heaven-the-eye-of-the-heron-the-beginning-place-searoad-lavinia","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}