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Ursula K. Le Guin (née Ursula Kroeber)
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Memorial Page for Ursula K. Le Guin (née Ursula Kroeber)

Oct 21, 1929 – Jan 22, 2018(88 years)Died in:Portland, Multnomah County

American fantasy and science fiction author

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writerscreenwritertranslatornovelistpoetauthorliterary criticscience fiction writerwomen's rights activistchildren's writerjournalistprose writerwriter of feminist science fiction

Awards(9)

Margaret Edwards AwardPrometheus Award - Hall of FameGrand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short StoryHugo Award for Best Short StoryHugo Award for Best NoveletteJanet Heidinger Kafka PrizePEN/Malamud AwardOtherwise AwardLocus Award for Best Short Story

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Charles Le Guin

Education(4)

Harvard UniversityColumbia UniversityRadcliffe CollegeBerkeley High School

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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Born in Berkeley, Alameda County

1929

Married Charles Le Guin

1953

until 2018

Hugo Award for Best Short Story

1974

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

Locus Award for Best Short Story

1975

The Day Before the Revolution

Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize

1985

Always Coming Home

Hugo Award for Best Novelette

1988

Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight

Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame

1993

The Dispossessed

Otherwise Award

1994

The Matter of Seggri

Otherwise Award

1996

Mountain Ways

PEN/Malamud Award

2002

Margaret Edwards Award

2004

A Wizard of Earthsea

Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story

2008

Four Ways to Forgiveness

Died in Portland, Multnomah County (myocardial infarction)

2018

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  • Charles Le Guin
  • Alfred Kroeber
  • Theodora Kroeber
  • Karl Kroeber

Ursula K. Le Guin (née Ursula Kroeber). Forever remembered.