Kate Turner

Acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin passes away at 88

Acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin passes away at 88

BY KATE TURNER ’21

Ursula K. Le Guin died at on Jan. 22 with 88 years of life and a full career behind her. Throughout her life, she wrote more than 20 novels, 13 books for children, over 100 short stories and seven lengthy books of critical essays, according to The New York Times. She is remembered for many accomplishments: her multiple Hugo and Nebula awards, her astonishing body of work and her immense talent for creating entire complicated and alien worlds in the span of a single novel.