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Lavinia

Ursula K. Le Guin

1

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Lavinia

Ursula K. Le Guin

1

award won

10

score

In "The Aeneid," Vergil's hero fights to claim the king's daughter, Lavinia, with whom he is destined to found an empire. Le Guin gives Lavinia a voice, in this work set in the half-wild world of ancient Italy, when Rome was merely a muddy village.

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Publisher: Gollancz
ISBN-13: 9780156033688
Genre: Fantasy Fiction
Topics: Mythology retellingWar and destinyFemale voice and agencyAncient Italy and founding of RomeLove and duty

Awards

Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
Won(2009)
BSFA Award for Best Novel
Shortlisted(2009)
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature
Shortlisted(2009)

Other awarded books from Ursula K. Le Guin

The Dispossessed (2015)2 wins · 16 score
The Left Hand of Darkness (2000)2 wins · 16 score
Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea (2004)2 wins · 15 score
The Other Wind (2015)1 win · 15 score
Always Coming Home (1985)0 wins · 8 score
Powers (2009)1 win · 8 score
The Lathe of Heaven (1971)0 wins · 6 score
The Telling (2010)1 win · 5 score
Orsinian Tales (1976)0 wins · 4 score
The Beginning Place (1980)0 wins · 4 score
Unlocking the Air and Other Stories (1996)0 wins · 4 score
Changing Planes (2010)0 wins · 2 score
Four Ways to Forgiveness (2011)0 wins · 2 score
Malafrena (2016)0 wins · 2 score
The Farthest Shore (2012)0 wins · 2 score
The Tombs of Atuan (2001)0 wins · 2 score

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