Fans of science fiction immediately accepted and loved her works. Ursula Le Guin is considered an innovator in this genre: she not only invented new worlds, but also raised acute social issues in her books. Excellent work, knowledge of romance literature and foreign languages helped to work on the works of Ursula.
From the biography of Ursula Le Guin
Ursula Kroeber Le Guin was born in Portland (Oregon, USA) on October 21, 1929. Her parents were prominent experts in the field of anthropology. The father of the future writer has repeatedly participated in archaeological expeditions, his deep research work was successful in the scientific community. Ursula's mother became famous after the publication of a book about the Yahi tribe.
Every day the family discussed the news of science and literature. From a young age, Ursula became addicted to reading, at the age of 7 she already tried to compose poetry. The girl created the first fantastic plot at the age of 9 years.
Ursula grew up in a large and very friendly family: the girl had three stepbrothers from her parents' previous marriages.
In 1951, the girl graduated from a female college in Cambridge and became the owner of a bachelor's degree in art, and a year later she became a master at Columbia University (New York). In the following years, she studied medieval literature in France, but did not defend her dissertation.
Returning from France to the United States, Le Guin taught French as well as literature at universities in Idaho and Georgia.
Ursula’s husband was Charles Le Guin, a historian by profession. The couple raised two daughters and a son.
