The Language of the Night

The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction is a 1979 collection of essays by Ursula K. Le Guin, edited by Hugo winning fan writer and science fiction scholar Susan Wood.

Publications and editions

• 1979, G.P. Putnam
• 1989, Women's Press
• 1992, HarperCollins - Second Edition

Contents

• "Le Guin Introduces Le Guin: Introduction" (2d ed)
• "A Citizen of Mondath" (2d ed)
• "On Fantasy and Science Fiction: Introduction" (2d ed)
• "Why Are Americans Afraid of Dragons?" (2d ed)
• "Dreams Must Explain Themselves" (2d ed)
• "National Book Award Acceptance Speech" (2d ed)
• "The Child and the Shadow" (2d ed)
• "Myth and Archetype in Science Fiction" (2d ed)
• "From Elfland to Poughkeepsie" (2d ed)
• "American SF and The Other" (2d ed)
• "Science Fiction and Mrs. Brown" (2d ed)
• "Do-It-Yourself Cosmology" (2d ed)
• "The Book Is What Is Real: Introduction" (2d ed)
• "Introduction to Rocannon's World" (2d ed)
• "Introduction to Planet of Exile" (2d ed)
• "Introduction to City of Illusions" (2d ed)
• "Introduction to The Word for World Is Forest" (2d ed)
• "Introduction to The Left Hand of Darkness" (2d ed)
• "Is Gender Necessary? Redux" (2d ed)
• "The Staring Eye" (2d ed)
• "The Modest One" (2d ed)
• "Introduction to Star Songs of an Old Primate" (2d ed)
• "Telling the Truth: Introduction" (2d ed)
• "Introduction to The Altered I (excerpt)" (2d ed)
• "Talking About Writing" (2d ed)
• "Escape Routes (2d ed)
• "Pushing at the Limits: Introduction" (2d ed)
• "The Stalin in the Soul" (2d ed)
• "The Stone Ax and the Muskoxen" (2d ed)

Needed

• Need to annotate contents for 1st edition
• Need to include page numbers & additional material
• Need editions / publications