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Orsinian Tales

Part of the Orsinia series

Orsinia ... a land of medieval forests, stonewalled cities, and railways reaching into the mountains where the old gods dwell. A country where life is harsh, dreams are gentle, and people feel torn by powerful forces and fight to remain whole. In this enchanting collection, Ursula K. Le Guin brings to mainstream fiction the same compelling mastery of word and deed, of story and character, of violence and love, that has won her the Pushcart Prize, and the Kafka and National Book Awards.

Genre
fantasyscience fictionhistorical fictionliterary fictionfairy tale
Subject
sciencehistory
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 216 pages
Form
short stories

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