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"'''The Matter of Seggri'''" is a 1994 short story by [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]. It was first published in the magazine [[Crank!]] in [[1994]] and was included in the [[2002]] collection ''[[The Birthday of the World and Other Stories]]''. The story takes place in the [[Ekumen Universe|Ekumen universe]] and depicts a world in which the few men live apart from the women in "castles" and have very little power to shape society, although they can attain celebrity status through [[gladiatorial contests]]. In this way, the story is somewhat of a [[Gender Role Reversal|gender role reversal]] scenario. But there are other ways in which it is not. | "'''The Matter of Seggri'''" is a 1994 short story by [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]. It was first published in the magazine ''[[Crank!]]'' in [[1994]] and was included in the [[2002]] collection ''[[The Birthday of the World and Other Stories]]'', and in ''[[Flying Cups and Saucers]],'' edited by [[Debbie Notkin]] and the [[Secret Feminist Cabal]]. The story takes place in the [[Ekumen Universe|Ekumen universe]] and depicts a world in which the few men live apart from the women in "castles" and have very little power to shape society, although they can attain celebrity status through [[gladiatorial contests]]. In this way, the story is somewhat of a [[Gender Role Reversal|gender role reversal]] scenario. But there are other ways in which it is not. | ||
It was a co-winner of the [[James Tiptree, Jr. Award|Tiptree Award]] in [[1994]]. | It was a co-winner of the [[James Tiptree, Jr. Award|Tiptree Award]] in [[1994]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:29, 28 January 2011
"The Matter of Seggri" is a 1994 short story by Ursula K. Le Guin. It was first published in the magazine Crank! in 1994 and was included in the 2002 collection The Birthday of the World and Other Stories, and in Flying Cups and Saucers, edited by Debbie Notkin and the Secret Feminist Cabal. The story takes place in the Ekumen universe and depicts a world in which the few men live apart from the women in "castles" and have very little power to shape society, although they can attain celebrity status through gladiatorial contests. In this way, the story is somewhat of a gender role reversal scenario. But there are other ways in which it is not.
It was a co-winner of the Tiptree Award in 1994.
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