The first text by Le Guin is a wonderful short, thought provoking story titled The Wild Girls. It is fantasy embedded with creative feminism. The events take place in a world where the strong abduct the weak and subject them to slavery. It is a system which no one questions but enjoy or endure. The story is very well crafted to make a point on social injustices, patriarchy, sexism, slavery and more.
The second text is an essay "Staying awake while we read" a criticism of the publishing industry, particularly their focus on sales and money.
Some poems.
A short feminist discussion on Modesty "The Conversation of the Modest" and
an interview.
I think I enjoyed the essay and discussion the most but that short story is so well written, it's beautiful. Actually the whole book is worth reading. Totally recommend this book to all Le Guin fans.
My edition was published by PM Press in their series of Outspoken Authors. It has 112 pages.
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