The Wild Girls
Newly revised and presented here in book form for the first time, this Nebula Award-winning story tells of two captive "dirt children" in a society of sword and silk, whose determination to find a glimpse of justice leads to a violent and loving end. Also included is the nonfiction essay "Staying...
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Newly revised and presented here in book form for the first time, this Nebula Award-winning story tells of two captive "dirt children" in a society of sword and silk, whose determination to find a glimpse of justice leads to a violent and loving end. Also included is the nonfiction essay "Staying Awake While We Read" which demolishes the pretensions of corporate publishing and the basic assumptions of capitalism, and "Outspoken Author Interview," which reveals the hidden dimensions of America's best-known sci-fi author.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781604864038 (1604864036)
ASIN: 1604864036
Publish date: May 1st 2011
Publisher: PM Press
Pages no: 128
Edition language: English
Short, but excellent book.Includes one (lovely, thoughtful and spooky) short story, an essay on reading and the publishing industry, which I only partly agree with (but the parts I disagree with give me things to consider), a small selection of poems, an essay on the concept of modesty, and an inter...
A sort of Whitman's Sampler of UKL. The poems aren't her best, and the interview is more witty than informational. The story is the best of the bunch, though it's a nice taste of her genres. I'm not sure why they're "wild girls" in the title when they were "dirt" girls in the story; in any event, th...
An eclectic mixture of things has been poured into this slender volume: the longest piece is a short story, there are some poems, an essay, an interview...The title piece is the short story, a tale of violence and slavery that is both moving and tragic. LeGuin has discussed slavery in her fiction a ...
A slim volume, filled with good stuff, The Wild Girls has the title story plus a few essays, poems, and an interview. It was lovely! I hope UKL publishes whatever comes out of her pen, long or short, fiction or essay, from now on. I can't bear to wait years between the big novels, you know. The ti...
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