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Video of Kim Stanley Robinson's Salon Talk on Ursula K Le Guin is now online

By The Long Now Foundation

Dec 19, 02018

In a recent talk at The Interval, Kim Stanley Robinson, Ursula K Le Guin’s student 40 years ago and now a celebrated science fiction writer himself, reflects on Le Guin the teacher,  her impact on his work, and how she changed the world. Watch the full video here.

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