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A Wizard of Earthsea is a young-adult fantasy novel written by the American author Ursula K. Le Guin, first published by the small press Parnassus in 1968. Set in the fictional archipelago of Earthsea, the story follows the education of a young mage Read More..

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Description	A Wizard of Earthsea is a young-adult fantasy novel written by the American author Ursula K. Le Guin, first published by the small press Parnassus in 1968. Set in the fictional archipelago of Earthsea, the story follows the education of a young mage named Ged who joins the school of wizardry. A Wizard of Earthsea is widely regarded as a classic of fantasy and young-adult literature and was one of the final recipients of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, an award that recognized outstanding children's literature.Bartell, Joyce. "The Lewis Carroll Shelf Award". Accessed November 10, 2014. Le Guin would later write five subsequent books that, together with A Wizard of Earthsea, are referred to as the Earthsea Cycle: The Tombs of Atuan (1971), The Farthest Shore (1972), Tehanu (1990), The Other Wind (2001), and Tales from Earthsea (2001).Margaret Atwood has called A Wizard of Earthsea one of the "wellsprings" of fantasy literature,Atwood, Margaret. Quoted in "Margaret Atwood Chooses ‘A Wizard of Earthsea’". The Wall Street Journal, October 16, 2014. Accessed November 10, 2014. illustrating Le Guin's influence within the genre. A Wizard of Earthsea has been compared to major fantasy works such as J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the RingsCraig, Amanda. Classic of the month: A Wizard of Earthsea. The Guardian. September 24, 2003. Accessed November 10, 2014. and L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. A Wizard of Earthsea reader's guide. The Big Read. National Endowment for the Arts. Modern writers have credited A Wizard of Earthsea for introducing the idea of a "wizard school," which would later be made famous by the Harry Potter series of books.
Description	A Wizard of Earthsea is a young-adult fantasy novel written by the American author Ursula K. Le Guin, first published by the small press Parnassus in 1968. Set in the fictional archipelago of Earthsea, the story follows the education of a young mage named Ged who joins the school of wizardry. A Wizard of Earthsea is widely regarded as a classic of fantasy and young-adult literature and was one of the final recipients of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, an award that recognized outstanding children's literature.Bartell, Joyce. "The Lewis Carroll Shelf Award". Accessed November 10, 2014. Le Guin would later write five subsequent books that, together with A Wizard of Earthsea, are referred to as the Earthsea Cycle: The Tombs of Atuan (1971), The Farthest Shore (1972), Tehanu (1990), The Other Wind (2001), and Tales from Earthsea (2001).Margaret Atwood has called A Wizard of Earthsea one of the "wellsprings" of fantasy literature,Atwood, Margaret. Quoted in "Margaret Atwood Chooses ‘A Wizard of Earthsea’". The Wall Street Journal, October 16, 2014. Accessed November 10, 2014. illustrating Le Guin's influence within the genre. A Wizard of Earthsea has been compared to major fantasy works such as J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the RingsCraig, Amanda. Classic of the month: A Wizard of Earthsea. The Guardian. September 24, 2003. Accessed November 10, 2014. and L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. A Wizard of Earthsea reader's guide. The Big Read. National Endowment for the Arts. Modern writers have credited A Wizard of Earthsea for introducing the idea of a "wizard school," which would later be made famous by the Harry Potter series of books.

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Name	A Wizard of Earthsea
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Authors	Ursula K. Le Guin
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Genre	Fantasy novel , Bildungsroman
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Series	Earthsea Cycle
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Language	English
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Country	United States
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Pages	205 pp (first edition) (ISFDB).
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Media_type	Print (hardcover & paperback)
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Isbn	0-395-27653-5
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Oclc	1210
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