The Wind's Twelve Quarters: Stories (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of The Wind's Twelve Quarters: Stories Saturday, August 1 2009.

• The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her lyrical writing, rich characters, and diverse worlds. The Wind's Twelve Quarters collects seventeen powerful stories, each with an introduction by the author, ranging from fantasy to intriguing scientific concepts, from medieval settings to the future. Including an insightful foreword by Le Guin, describing her experience, her inspirations, and her approach to writing, this stunning collection explores human values, relationships, and survival, and showcases the myriad talents of one of the most provocative writers of our time.

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Wind's Twelve Quarters: Stories Sunday, July 26 2009.

• Added a contributor: Ursula K. Le Guin: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of The Wind's Twelve Quarters: Stories Friday, July 17 2009.

• How can you tell the legend from the fact on these worlds that lie so many years away?-planets without names, called by their people simply The World, planets without history, where the past is the matter of myth, and a returning explorer finds his own doings of a few years back have become the gestures of a god.