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‘Imagine This Were Your Sister,’ Ronan Farrow Tells Woody Allen’s Publisher

- March 03, 2020

By BY JENNIFER SCHUESSLER AND JOHN WILLIAMS from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3anPye9

article for March 4, 2020

- March 03, 2020

Article of the day for March 4, 2020 is A Wizard of Earthsea . A Wizard of Earthsea is a fantasy novel written by American author Ursula K. Le Guin (pictured). First published by the small press Parnassus in 1968, it is considered a classic of fantasy and of children's literature. Set in the fictional archipelago of Earthsea, the story centers around a gifted mage named Ged. His prickly nature drives him into a duel with an older pupil at a school of wizardry, during which his spell goes awry and releases a shadow creature that attacks him. The novel follows his journey to be free of the creature. Often described as a coming-of-age story, the book explores Ged's process of learning to cope with power and come to terms with death. Taoist themes are reflected in a fundamental balance in the universe of Earthsea, which wizards are supposed to maintain. Margaret Atwood called the novel one of the "wellsprings" of fantasy literature. It was followed by five other volumes...