Graduated from Berkeley High School, class of 1947, with Philip K. Dick, but they didn't know each other.
She met her husband in Paris, France, where they were both Fulbright
scholars.
Daughter of Alfred Kroeber (1876-1960), one of the founders of modern
anthropology, and Theodora Kroeber Quinn (1897-1979).
She was the basis for F.M. Busby's character Rissa Kerguelen, appearing in at least three science-fiction novels. Kerguelen's name is anagrammatic to Le Guin's.
Best known for her stories of science-fiction and fantasy.
Has three children: Elisabeth Le Guin (b. 1957), Caroline Le Guin (b.
1959), and Theodore Le Guin (b. 1964).
Biography/bibliography in "Contemporary Authors," New Revision Series,
Vol. 132, pp. 232-240. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
Pictured on a three-ounce-rate USA commemorative postage stamp in the Literary Arts series, issued 27 July 2021. Price on day of issue was 95¢.