Displaying 1 of 1 2009 Format: Book Author: Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018. Title: Cheek by jowl / by Ursula K. Le Guin. Publisher, Date: Seattle, WA : Aqueduct Press, ©2009. Description: 149 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm Summary: Book Description: In these essays, Le Guin argues passionately that the homogenization of our world makes the work of fantasy essential for helping us break through what she calls ''the reality trap.'' Le Guin writes not only of the pleasures of her own childhood reading, but also about what fantasy means for all of us living in the global twenty-first century. Subjects: Fantasy fiction -- History and criticism. Children's stories -- History and criticism. Notes: "Talk & essays on how & why fantasy matters"--Cover. Cover art shows details from a painting by an unknown artist of Guerrero, Mexico, from the collection of the author. Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-145). Contents: Assumptions about fantasy -- Wilderness within -- Re-reading Peter Rabbit -- Critics, the monsters, and the fantasists -- Cheek by jowl: animals in children's literature -- Young adult in the YA -- A message about messages -- Why kids want fantasy -- Illustration list -- Bibliography. LCCN: 2009923617 ISBN: 9781933500270 1933500271 Other Number: 317463483 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 255431 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 809.3876 Le Guin Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
