Cheek by Jowl
Aqueduct Press is pleased to announce the release of Cheek by Jowl, a collection of talks and essays on how and why fantasy matters, by Ursula K. Le Guin. In these essays, Le Guin argues passionately that the homogenization of our world makes the work of fantasy essential for helping us break...
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Aqueduct Press is pleased to announce the release of Cheek by Jowl, a collection of talks and essays on how and why fantasy matters, by Ursula K. Le Guin. In these essays, Le Guin argues passionately that the homogenization of our world makes the work of fantasy essential for helping us break through what she calls ''the reality trap.'' Le Guin writes not only of the pleasures of her own childhood reading, but also about what fantasy means for all of us living in the global twenty-first century.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781933500270 (1933500271)
Publish date: April 30th 2009
Publisher: Aqueduct Press
Pages no: 160
Edition language: English
Cheek by Jowl is another collection of UKL's thoughts on the importance of fantasy for both children and adults as a bridge spanning the gulf between modern human life and the life of the world, a gap she fears is widening and driving us insane (a not implausible argument, IMO).I give the collection...
Wait? What? Me giving another five star rating to a book by Ursula K. Le Guin? You're all surprised, aren't you?If you have the slightest interest in fantasy or Young Adult literature, don't let my vaunted fannishness get in the way of reading this book. It's a masterpiece of cogent analysis, of wis...
I really like these Ursula K. Le Guin essay books I've been reading lately. This one is about why we so desperately need fantasy stories in our lives. She's so intelligent and lively. All her essays are a joy to read. I agree with her about almost everything. (Except I don't like Dickens and sh...
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