Great loss. It's hard to name one's favorite book *ever* but people do ask. I usually waver between saying The Dispossessed or the Left Hand of Darkness—both hers. Ursula K. LeGuin was a great American novelist with such great range and imagination. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/obituaries/ursula-k-le-guin-acclaimed-for-her-fantasy-fiction-is-dead-at-88.html …
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Replying to @zeynep
Yep, definitely those. And "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas", and "The Day before the Revolution" etc etc. What a great writer and thinker.
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Replying to @marcsrhudson
Yes, all those. Great range, and shows how important imagination is to understanding the current moment.
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Replying to @zeynep
btw, REALLY "enjoyed" (i.e found terrifying but also illuminating) your recent essay on new forms of info control beyond centralised censorship. You provide such clear 'cognitive maps'!! Best wishes
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Replying to @marcsrhudson
Thank you! I do always tell people, my interest in literature has been terribly important to whatever else I am trying to do analytically.
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Replying to @zeynep
I find myself invoking her metaphors and stories all the time! Her work very good to think with (like The Wire, in that respect- source of anecdotes, comparisons, teachable moments...)
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Yep. Also, cc: @AoDespair
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