- Magic, Novela fantástica estadounidense, Magic in fiction, Fiction
Arha's isolated existence as high priestess in the tombs of Atuan is jarred by a thief who seeks a special treasure.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and intimate.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- Ursula K. Le Guin
- First published
- 1971
- Pages
- 173
- Publisher
- Perfection Learning Prebound, Holiday House, Bantam
- Editions
- 67
- Language
- Chinese, Swedish, German, und
- ISBN
- 9789868010918
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Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (née Kroeber; 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 Earthsea fantasy series. Her work was first published in 1959, and her literary career spanned nearly sixty years, producing more than twenty novels and more than a hundred short stories, in addition to poetry, literary criticism, translations, and children's books. Frequently described as an author of science fiction, Le Guin has also been called a "major voice in American Letters". Le Guin said that she would prefer to be known as an "American novelist". Source: [Wikiped
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