Greg
read this maybe 30+ years ago, remembered a single paragraph very vividly— turned out to be the one hinge of action in this, so it clearly left an impression. but i cant imagine i could have properly appreciated the rest of this spectacular story, the master at her peak.
interesting reflection from her in the documentary, Worlds of Ursula K LeGuin, about how she did not realize until later that she was unable to conceive of a hero as female, even in this story, saddled even as she was with the literary inheritance of patriarchy. but Tenar is a triumph. a story about the cost of freedom.
read this maybe 30+ years ago, remembered a single paragraph very vividly— turned out to be the one hinge of action in this, so it clearly left an impression. but i cant imagine i could have properly appreciated the rest of this spectacular story, the master at her peak.
interesting reflection from her in the documentary, Worlds of Ursula K LeGuin, about how she did not realize until later that she was unable to conceive of a hero as female, even in this story, saddled even as she was with the literary inheritance of patriarchy. but Tenar is a triumph. a story about the cost of freedom.