

Memorial Page for Ursula K. Le Guin (née Ursula Kroeber)
American fantasy and science fiction author
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Ursula K. Le Guin (* October 21, 1929 in Berkeley; † January 22, 2018 in Portland) was an american fantasy and science fiction author. She was 88 years old. She was married to Charles Le Guin. She had 3 children. Her education included Harvard University, Columbia University, Radcliffe College and Berkeley High School. Her faith was Taoism. She received 9 awards, including Margaret Edwards Award, Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame. Her cause of death was myocardial infarction.
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13 EventsBorn in Berkeley, Alameda County
1929Married Charles Le Guin
1953until 2018
Hugo Award for Best Short Story
1974The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
Locus Award for Best Short Story
1975The Day Before the Revolution
Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize
1985Always Coming Home
Hugo Award for Best Novelette
1988Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight
Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame
1993The Dispossessed
Otherwise Award
1994The Matter of Seggri
Otherwise Award
1996Mountain Ways
PEN/Malamud Award
2002Margaret Edwards Award
2004A Wizard of Earthsea
Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story
2008Four Ways to Forgiveness
Died in Portland, Multnomah County (myocardial infarction)
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- Charles Le Guin
- Alfred Kroeber
- Theodora Kroeber
- Karl Kroeber
Ursula K. Le Guin (née Ursula Kroeber). Forever remembered.