Earthsea Wizard

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: More than half of the 20th and contemporary outstanding foreign works, making up for the lack of recommended reading for China's "New Curriculum Standards" in modern and contemporary literary works, which are only "rare and precious." Addressing the current trend of overly "advanced" children's literature in China, a collection of world-class children's picture books has been published for children aged 2-8. The works cover various genres: novels, poems, essays, drama, picture books, fairy tales, and biographies of famous figures. The novels include science fiction, animal fiction, fantasy, treasure hunt novels, detective novels, horror novels, and realistic novels that reflect contemporary life, as well as romantic novels. The content is vivid and brilliant, with exquisite design and illustrations. Ursula K. Le Guin is a highly unique writer in the American literary world, with achievements in novels, poetry, essays, travel writing, and children's literature, holding a prominent position. Her fantasy series, The Earthsea Cycle, gained worldwide attention and had a broad impact, winning the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award. The main character in this book, Gontar, is a poor shepherd boy born on Gont Island, who possesses strong magical potential from birth. He attends a magic school, aspiring to become a powerful wizard who can summon wind and rain, but due to his youthful recklessness and misuse of magic, he brings great disaster upon himself. From then on, he embarks on a long and arduous journey, engaging in a relentless struggle against evil forces.