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Le Guin, Ursula Kroeber

(Encyclopedia) Le Guin, Ursula KroeberLe Guin, Ursula Kroeberkrōˈbər lə gwĭnˈ [key], 1929–2018, American writer, b. Berkeley, Calif.; daughter of anthropologist Alfred Louis Kroeber. Possessing a…

Ursula K. Le Guin

Name at birth: Ursula KroeberAmerican author Ursula K. Le Guin was one of the more lauded science fiction authors of the 20th century, the author of The Earthsea Trilogy and The Left Hand of Darkness…

Brewer's: Trilogy

A group of three tragedies. Everyone in Greece who took part in the poetic contest had to produce a trilogy and a satyric drama. We have only one specimen, and that is by Æschylos,…

Star Wars Trilogy

Star WarsThe Empire Strikes BackReturn of the Jedi The re-release of the original Star Wars trilogy in 1997 was in anticipation of the long-awaited “prequels,” starting with Episode I: The…

Fantasy Books for Harry Potter Fans

Recommendations from the Association for Library Service to Children Are you waiting for the new Harry Potter book? Do you want something else to read in the meantime? The Association for…

Farah, Nuruddin

(Encyclopedia) Farah, Nuruddin, 1945–, Somali novelist, playwright, and essayist. Educated in Ethiopia, India, and England, he writes in English. His first novel, From a Crooked Rib (1970), was about…

Barrès, Maurice

(Encyclopedia) Barrès, MauriceBarrès, Mauricemôrēsˈ bärĕsˈ [key], 1862–1923, French novelist and nationalist politician. As an advocate of the supremacy of the individual self, he wrote the trilogy…

Davies, Robertson

(Encyclopedia) Davies, Robertson (William Robertson Davies)Davies, Robertsondāˈvĭs [key], 1913–95, Canadian writer and editor. After receiving a B.Litt. from Oxford (1938), he joined the Old Vic…

McDonagh, Martin

(Encyclopedia) McDonagh, MartinMcDonagh, Martinməkdŭnˈə [key], 1970–, Anglo-Irish playwright, b. London to Irish parents. During summer visits he became acquainted with W Ireland, and without any…

Cary, Joyce

(Encyclopedia) Cary, Joyce (Arthur Joyce Lunel Cary), 1888–1957, English author. From 1910 to 1920 he served as an administrator and soldier in Nigeria. Several of his early works, including Mister…