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Le Guin. Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction.

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Le Guin. Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction.

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Title: Le Guin. Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction.

Author: The Language of the Night. Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction. Ursula Le Guin.

Publishing: NY: Putnam's, 1979.

Edition: First edition.

24 essays by Le Guin on fantasy and sci fi.

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