Le Guin, Ursula K.

Le Guin died on January 22, 2018, at her home in Portland, at the age of 88.

Ursula K. LeGuin is an American author of novels, children's books, and short stories, mainly in the genres of fantasy and science fiction. She has also written poetry and essays.

First published in the 1960s, her work has often depicted futuristic or imaginary alternative worlds in politics, natural environment, gender, religion, sexuality and ethnography.