num_pages: 715
description: A collection of short stories by the legendary and iconic Ursula K. Le Guinselected with an introduction by the author and combined in one volume for the first time.The Unreal and the Real is a collection of some of Ursula K. Le Guins best short stories. She has won multiple prizes and accolades from the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to the Newbery Honor the Nebula Hugo World Fantasy and PEN/Malamud Awards. She has had her work collected over the years but this is the first short story volume combining a full range of her work.Stories -Brothers and Sisters-A Week in the Country-Unlocking the Air-Imaginary Countries-The Diary of the Rose-Direction of the Road-The White Donkey-Gwilans Harp-Mays Lion-Buffalo Gals Wont You Come Out Tonight-Horse Camp-The Water Is Wide-The Lost Children-Texts-Sleepwalkers-Hand Cup Shell-Ether Or-Half Past Four-The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas-Semelys Necklace-Nine Lives-Mazes-The First Contact with the Gorgonids-The Shobies Story-Betrayals-The Matter of Seggri-Solitude-The Wild Girls-The Flyers of Gy-The Silence of the Asonu-The Ascent of the North Face-The Author of the Acacia Seeds-The Wifes Story-The Rule of Names-Small Change-The Poacher-Sur-She Unnames Them-The Jar of Water
language: English
title: The Unreal and the Real: The Selected Short Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin
publisher: Gallery / Saga Press