Umbhali Ursula K. iGuin, owaziwa ikakhulu yimisebenzi yakhe yamabali, Usweleke nge-22 kaJanuwari ekhayeni lakhe ePortland kwi-88 iminyakaUsapho lwakhe luxele amajelo eendaba.
Yayingunyana wakhe, u-Theo Downes-Le Guin, oqinisekisile iindaba kumaphephandaba kwaye nangona engakhange achaze unobangela wokufa, uphawule ukuba umbhali ebesempilweni iinyanga.
Ursula K. Le Guin, othandwayo kwihlabathi liphela loncwadi, yayinguye umfazi wokuqala ukuphumelela ibhaso lesihloko INkosi enkulu ngoMbutho weSayensi yeFiction kunye nababhali baseMelika (SFWA). Kudala ngaphambi kwalomzuzu, waqatshelwa njengombhali wasetyhini oye wanendima enkulu kuncwadi nakwintsomi.
Ubufazi odumileyo, uLu Guin wabhala ngemixholo ephambili yeendidi zezinto azikhethileyo: ubugqwirha neempungutye, iziphekepheke kunye nempixano yeplanethi. Uphawu lwakhe lobufazi lubonakala ngaphezulu kwayo yonke into kumaqhawe akhe angamadoda, athi kuwo athintele kuzo zonke iindleko amnike ukuma okuqhelekileyo kwamehlo eentsomi ezininzi zesayensi kunye namaqhawe amnandi akwezinye iinoveli, uthotho kunye neemovie zeemovie. Iimbambano abajamelana nazo zihlala zihlala zibangelwa kukungqubana kweenkcubeko kwaye zisonjululwe ngakumbi uxolelwaniso nokuzincama ukuba ngomdlalo wamakrele okanye amadabi asemajukujukwini, akukho nto iqhelekileyo okanye ibonwa kwiinoveli ezininzi ezimnandi.
Iincwadi zakhe ziye iguqulelwe Ukudlula Iilwimi ezingama-40 kwaye uthengise izigidi zeekopi kwihlabathi liphela. Iqela labo, njenge "Isandla sasekhohlo sobumnyama", isethwe kwiplanethi apho ukungafani kwesiqhelo ngokwesini kungasebenzi, sele ikhupha iikopi phantse iminyaka engama-50. Umgxeki UHarold uqhakaza uchaze umbhali ngolu hlobo lulandelayo: "Umdali ocingayo kunye nomlobi ophakamileyo ophakamise intelekelelo kuncwadi oluphezulu lwexesha lethu."
Ukuba uyawuthanda umsebenzi ka-Ursula K. Le Guin kunye / okanye ufuna ukwazi okungakumbi malunga naye nangezinye iintlobo zoncwadi awazidlalayo, ngomso siza kukunika into ekhethekileyo enikezelwe kwimemori yakhe.
Lala ngoxolo.