What is The Language of the Night?
Q: What is The Language of the Night?
A: The Language of the Night is a collection of essays on fantasy and science fiction written by Ursula K. Le Guin and edited by Susan Wood.
Q: When was The Language of the Night first published?
A: The Language of the Night was first published in 1979.
Q: How many essays are there in The Language of the Night?
A: There are 24 essays in The Language of the Night.
Q: What are the topics that The Language of the Night covers?
A: The Language of the Night covers topics such as Americans' attitudes towards fantasy fiction, the strengths and weaknesses of science fiction, and how children's literature is special. Ursula K. Le Guin also discusses the background of her major works.
Q: What is the significance of The Language of the Night?
A: The Language of the Night contains Ursula K. Le Guin's most important ideas about writing and criticism. It was a previously hard-to-find collection of Le Guin's criticism.
Q: What was the reaction of critics to The Language of the Night?
A: Some critics complained that The Language of the Night has both more important and less important writing. Nevertheless, the collection was nominated for a Hugo for Best Related Non-Fiction Book category in 1980.
Q: What is the meaning of the title The Language of the Night?
A: The title of The Language of the Night comes from Ursula K. Le Guin's description of fantasy literature. She said, "We like to think we live in daylight, but half the world is always dark; and fantasy, like poetry, speaks the language of the night."
