No time for other things

No Time to Spare

A representative collection of personal essays from the later years of Ursula K. Le Guin, a world literary giant and winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards
A profound reflection on what truly matters after turning 80: "All my time is taken up. It's taken up by life."
In 2010, 81-year-old Ursula K. Le Guin, inspired by Nobel Prize winner José Saramago, began her personal blog. This book collects selected blog entries from the years 81 to 85. In these entries, she discusses her personal life, literary creation, social issues, feminism, and her daily interactions with her beloved cat, revealing a personal side of this literary giant: bold, humorous, and edgy.
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【Editor's Recommendation】
🔆Ursula K. Le Guin—a world-renowned creator, the undisputed queen of science fiction, winner of 8 Hugo Awards, 6 Nebula Awards, 24 Locus Awards, and the National Book Award, a favorite of Haruki Murakami, and hailed by the New York Times as "the greatest contemporary American science fiction writer."
📖Le Guin's heavyweight non-fiction work in his later years, a representative work of his personal writing, a collection of essays with great personal charm: he was influenced by Nobel Prize winner José Saramago and created a personal blog. This book is a collection of his blog posts, including more than 40 articles written by Le Guin between the ages of 81 and 85. 📖 His profound thoughts on what really matters after the age of 80, he talks about his personal life, literary creation, social issues, feminism, and the daily life of cat lovers: Le Guin shows his private side beyond literary creation in the book, records his life in his later years, talks about his sharp views on social issues, and is also troubled by the naughty daily life of his family cat. His writing style is straightforward, humorous, and very sharp. ✍️ Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Related Work, the American PEN Diamond-Spievog Award for Best Essay Writing, Amazon Editor's Choice, Best Biography & Memoir, and the copyright has been sold to many countries around the world. ✍️ The English version has a Douban score of 9.2 and has received rave reviews from readers. ✍️ Translated by domestic young translator Yao Yao, the translation is accurate and fluent, and the reading experience is excellent

2024-11-01

北京联合出版公司

Unread · Literary Writer, Unread

280

9787559679772