The Wave in the Mind
Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination
Shambhala · Print & ebook · February 17, 2004
Join Ursula K. Le Guin as she explores a broad array of subjects, ranging from Tolstoy, Twain, and Tolkien to women's shoes, beauty, and family life.
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- Who it’s for
- Essays and talks that move between craft, reading, and the imagination with quiet precision.
- Genres
- Books & Reading, Essay Collections, Women Authors Criticism
- Published
- Shambhala, February 17, 2004
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Join Ursula K. Le Guin as she explores a broad array of subjects, ranging from Tolstoy, Twain, and Tolkien to women's shoes, beauty, and family life. With her customary wit, intelligence, and literary craftsmanship, she offers a diverse and highly engaging set of readings. The Wave in the Mind includes some of Le Guin's finest literary criticism, rare autobiographical writings, performance art pieces, and, most centrally, her reflections on the arts of writing and reading.
Thinking in Motion
Essays and talks that move between craft, reading, and the imagination with quiet precision.
Come here for
- talks and essays on writing, reading, imagination
- Le Guin’s serious, lucid, slightly sideways mind
Expect
- layered reflections rather than a single argument
- a prestige-leaning, essayistic pace
Where it sits
| Essay Collections | 51% |
|---|---|
| Books & Reading | 40% |
| Women Authors Criticism | 19% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Essay Collections
- Books & Reading
- Comparative Literature
- Authors
- Ursula K. Le Guin
- Publisher
- Shambhala
- Published
- February 17, 2004
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Essay Collections