Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula Kroeber Le Guin was an American author best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction set in her Hainish universe and the Earthsea fantasy series. Her literary career spanned nearly sixty years, producing more than twenty novels and a hundred short stories, in addition to poetry, literary criticism, translations, and children's books. She was also an essayist and poet. Le Guin's work explored themes of gender, society, politics, and the environment, and she was a recipient of numerous awards, including multiple Hugo, Nebula, and National Book Awards.