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Ursula K. Le Guin · Life in Weeks

One of the most influential writers of speculative fiction, she used science fiction and fantasy to explore gender, anarchism, and Taoist philosophy. Her work pushed the boundaries of what genre literature could achieve.

1929–2018 American Writer 4,605 weeks (88 Years)

Ursula K. Le Guin: 4,605 weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

4,605
Total Weeks
32,235
Days Lived
6
Key Milestones
88
Years

Key Milestones

Age 22 · Week ~1,144

Earned a master's degree in French and Italian Renaissance literature

Age 39 · Week ~2,028

Published A Wizard of Earthsea, launching her famous fantasy series

Age 40 · Week ~2,080

Published The Left Hand of Darkness, winning the Hugo and Nebula Awards

Age 45 · Week ~2,340

Published The Dispossessed, exploring anarchist utopias

Age 84 · Week ~4,368

Delivered a celebrated National Book Awards speech defending the freedom of writers

Age 88 · Week ~4,576

Died at her home in Portland, Oregon

Legacy

Authored The Left Hand of Darkness, The Dispossessed, and the Earthsea series. Won six Hugo Awards, six Nebula Awards, and was the first woman to receive the Grand Master Award of the Science Fiction Writers of America.

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