Philip Pullman vs. Ursula K. Le Guin
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Philip Pullman
1946 – present
Sir Philip Nicholas Outram Pullman is an English writer. He is best known for the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials. The first volume, Northern Lights (1995), won the Carnegie Medal and later the "Carnegie of Carnegies".
"I'll be looking for you, Will, every moment, every single moment. And when we do find each other again, we'll cling together so tight that nothing and no one'll…"
Ursula K. Le Guin
1929 – 2018
Ursula K. Le Guin was an American author best known for her works of speculative fiction and fantasy, including The Lathe of Heaven (1971) and the Earthsea series. Her writing explored anthropology, sociology, and politics through imaginative worldbuilding and feminist and anarchist themes.
"Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new."
Connections
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