Title: The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction
Title Record # 102885
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Date: 1979-04-00
Type: NONFICTION
Language: English
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Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Date: 1979-04-00
Type: NONFICTION
Language: English
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- A collection of Le Guin essays, edited and with introductions by Susan Wood.
- A revised edition of this work was first published in 1989 by The Women's Press. According to the preface to the revised edition: "The changes to the text are rare, mostly omissions of a word or sentence or corrections of my own or a typesetter's errors. The principal revision involves the so-called 'generic pronoun' he. It has been changed, following context, euphony or whim, to they, she, one, I, you or we. In addition "Is Gender Necessary? Redux" gives the original text of "Is Gender Necessary" side-by-side with "remarks and annotations and self-recriminations from later years.... Elsewhere in preparing the text for this edition I have added notes at the foot of the page, commenting, enlarging, updating, grumbling, or clarifying."
- The original edition included a "Bibliographic Checklist" by Jeff Levin. The original UK revised edition had no checklist. The USA editions of the revised edition include a new "Bibliographic Checklist" by L. W. Currey.
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
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| 4 | 1980 Locus | Best Related Non-Fiction Book |
| 5 | 1980 Hugo | Best Non-Fiction Book |
| Nomination (as Le langage de la nuit: essais sur la science-fiction et la fantasy) | 2017 Imaginaire | Essai |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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| The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1979-04-00 | Ursula K. Le Guin | G. P. Putnam's Sons | 0-399-12325-3 | $9.95?$: US dollar |
270 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
non-fic | Mike Mariano |  |
| The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1980-00-00 | Ursula K. Le Guin | Perigee Books | 0-399-50482-6 | $4.95?$: US dollar |
270 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
non-fic | Mike Mariano | |
| The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1982-01-00 | Ursula K. Le Guin | Berkley Books | 0-425-05205-2 | $2.75?$: US dollar |
262 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
non-fic | Mike Mariano | |
| The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1985-03-00 | Ursula K. Le Guin | Berkley Books | 0-425-07668-7 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
270 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
non-fic | Michael Mariano | |
| The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1989-08-00 | Ursula K. Le Guin | The Women's Press | 0-7043-4202-2 | £5.95?£: UK pound |
210 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
non-fic |
Fieroza Doörsen?Fieroza Dooersen
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| The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1992-05-00 | Ursula K. Le Guin | HarperCollins | 0-06-016835-8 | $20.00?$: US dollar |
vi+ 250 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
non-fic | Steve McLeod | |
| The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1993-06-00 | Ursula K. Le Guin | Harper Perennial | 0-06-092412-8 | $10.00?$: US dollar |
250 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
non-fic | Steve McLeod | |
| Le langage de la nuit: essais sur la science-fiction et la fantasy | 2016-10-20 | Ursula Kroeber Le Guin | Aux forges de Vulcain | 978-2-37305-017-2 | €12.00?€: Euro |
155 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
non-fic | ||
| Le langage de la nuit: essais sur la science-fiction et la fantasy | 2018-04-00 | Ursula Kroeber Le Guin | Le Livre de Poche | 978-2-253-08352-8 / 34957 | €7.20?€: Euro |
192 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
non-fic | Essy May | |
| The Language of the Night: Essays on Writing, Science Fiction, and Fantasy | 2024-05-14 | Ursula K. Le Guin | Scribner | 978-1-66803-490-3 | $18.00?$: US dollar |
304 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
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| The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction | date unknown | Ursula K. Le Guin | Perigee Books | 0-399-50482-6 | $4.95?$: US dollar |
270 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
non-fic | Mike Mariano | |
Reviews
- Review by Jeff Frane (1979) in Locus, #222 June 1979
- Review by Baird Searles (1979) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, September 1979
- Review by uncredited (1979) in Extrapolation, Fall 1979
- Review by Peter Brigg (1980) in Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, February 1980 , reprinted in:
- Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review: The Complete Series, Vol. I, No. 1-Vol. II, No. 13, January 1979-February 1980 (2009)
- Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review: The Complete Series, Vol. I, No. 1-Vol. II, No. 13, January 1979-February 1980 (2009)
- Review by Joanna Russ (1980) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 1980
- Review by David Grigg (1980) in SF Commentary, #59
- Review by Colin Greenland (1981) in Foundation, #21 February 1981
- Review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton] (1982) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, August 1982
- Review by Thomas D. Clareson (1982) in Extrapolation, Summer 1982
- Review by John Gilbert (1989) in Fear, October 1989
- Review by K. V. Bailey (1989) in Paperback Inferno, #81
- Review by Jim England (1990) in Vector 155