First published 1996
A grieving widow discovers a portal to the past. A man is haunted by the ghost of his former self. In Ursula K. Le Guin's spellbinding stories, the mundane and the mystical intertwine. Blending realism, magical realism, and surrealism, these tales explore the mysteries of identity, time, and the human condition. Le Guin's evocative prose guides us through landscapes both familiar and fantastical, where the real and the imagined collide in surprising and profound ways. At the heart of these stories lies a shared longing to understand the forces that shape our lives.
Genres: short-stories, literary-fiction, 20th-century, fantasy, magical-realism, 21st-century
Vibes: atmospheric, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: magical-realism, surrealism
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
207 pages · Paperback · New York: Harper Collins