ciclo hainish (contos)

"Ursula Le Guin is more than just a writer of adult fantasy and science fiction . . . she is a philosopher; an explorer in the landscapes of the mind." — Cincinnati Enquirer The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her spare, elegant prose, rich characterization, and diverse worlds. Winter's King is a short story originally published in the collection The Wind's Twelve Quarters.

This Nebula and Locus Award winner focuses on the bittersweet ruminations of an old woman who began a social movement in her youth, and the culmination of her life as a public figure on the day before the Revolution begins. Nebula Award Winner, Locus Poll Award Winner, Hugo Award Nominee

This new collection of short fiction by the only science fiction author to win the National Book Award celebrates her understanding that narrative is the shining thread with which we create our common humanity. Astonishing in their diversity and power, her stories exhibit both the artistry of a major writer at the height of her powers and the humanity of a mature artist confronting the world with her gift of wonder still intact.

ELES CONQUISTARAM A LIBERDADE, MAS NÃO O DIREITO DE ESQUECER. Nos planetas gêmeos Werel e Yeowe, a escravidão chegou ao fim, mas seu legado persiste na memória, no corpo e na lei. No rastro da revolução, Ursula K. Le Guin entrelaça cinco histórias íntimas sobre cura, identidade e o longo caminho rumo à libertação. Por meio de exilados, diplomatas, rebeldes e sobreviventes, esses contos revelam o trabalho silencioso, e muitas vezes doloroso, de reconstruir uma vida e um mundo depois da servidão. Cinco Caminhos para o Perdão reúne, pela primeira vez, o ciclo completo de histórias ambientadas no universo Hainish de Le Guin, incluindo o conto final, Música Antiga e a Escravizada, escrito anos após o volume original, Os Quatro Caminhos para o Perdão. Uma poderosa exploração da transformação, esta coletânea transforma a ficção científica em uma linguagem de memória, resistência e esperança.

The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her spare, elegant prose, rich characterization, and diverse worlds. "Vaster than Empires and more Slow" is a short story originally published in the collection The Wind's Twelve Quarters.

The Nebula Award-winning author of The Left Hand of Darkness delivers another brilliant sci-fi work. In this Hainish story, a crew of ten embark on a test flight on a starship with a new experimental star drive that would make Nearly-as-Fast-as-Light flight obsolete.

"Coming of Age in Karhide" is a science fiction short story by Ursula K. Le Guin, first published in 1995. The story is set on the fictional planet of Gethen, the same as Le Guin's 1969 novel The Left Hand of Darkness, and is a part of Le Guin's Hainish cycle. The story explores themes of growing into adulthood on a planet where individuals have no fixed biological sex. In 2002, it was anthologized in the volume The Birthday of the World, along with many other stories exploring marriage and sexual relationships.