{"product_id":"the-word-for-world-the-maps-of-ursula-k-le-guin","title":"The Word for World: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Ursula K. Le Guin started writing a new story, she would begin by drawing a map.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Word for World\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epresents a selection of these images by the celebrated author, many of which have never been published before, to consider how her imaginary worlds enable us to re-envision our own. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLe Guin’s maps offer journeys of consciousness beyond conventional cartography, from the Rorschach-like archipelagos of Earthsea to the talismanic maps of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlways Coming Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Rather than remaining within known terrain, they open up paradigms of knowledge, exemplified by the map’s edges and how a map is read, made and re-made, together. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Word for World\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebrings her maps together with poems, stories, interviews, recipes and essays by contributors from a variety of perspectives to enquire into the relationship between worlds and how they are represented and imagined. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContributors: Federico Campagna, Theo Downes-Le Guin, Daniel Heath Justice, Bhanu Kapil, Canisia Lubrin, Una McCormack, David Naimon, Nisha Ramayya, Shoshone Collective, Standard Deviation, Marilyn Strathern.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCo-published by Spiral House and AA Publications to coincide with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.aaschool.ac.uk\/publicprogramme\/whatson\/the-word-for-world\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"text-link\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ean exhibition of Ursula K. Le Guin’s maps at the Architectural Association, London\u003c\/a\u003e, opening on 10 October 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e”One of the literary greats of the 20th century.”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e”An anarchic destabilizer of established power structures and a ferocious critic of racist and sexist narratives.”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaria Dahvana Headley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“great teacher. great spirit.”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eadrienne maree brown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A crafter of fierce, focused, fertile dreams.”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Mitchell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A deepener and clarifier of possibility.”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicola Griffith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A literary icon.”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephen King\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silver Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52065790984481,"sku":"9781068591815","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/9650\/6913\/files\/250708_LeGuin_Cover_Front_1200x1200_757fc971-2f79-43a5-ba4e-4aafbb23f13f.webp?v=1764824594","url":"https:\/\/shop.terrain.earth\/products\/the-word-for-world-the-maps-of-ursula-k-le-guin","provider":"TERRAIN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}