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Biography of Ursula K. Le Guin
21. Oct 1929 – 22. Jan 2018(88 years)Died in:Portland, Multnomah County
American fantasy and science fiction author
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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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Ursula K. Le Guin (* 21. October 1929 in Berkeley; † 22. January 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 Events1929
Born in Berkeley, Alameda County
1953
Married Charles Le Guin
until 2018
1974
Hugo Award for Best Short Story
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
1975
Locus Award for Best Short Story
The Day Before the Revolution
1985
Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize
Always Coming Home
1988
Hugo Award for Best Novelette
Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight
1993
Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame
The Dispossessed
1994
Otherwise Award
The Matter of Seggri
1996
Otherwise Award
Mountain Ways
2002
PEN/Malamud Award
2004
Margaret Edwards Award
A Wizard of Earthsea
2008
Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story
Four Ways to Forgiveness
2018