The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
Pages: 32
|Published: 1 Oct 1973
Description
Some inhabitants of a peaceful kingdom cannot tolerate the act of cruelty that underlies its happiness.
The story 'Omelas" was first published in , a hard-cover science fiction anthology edited by , in October 1973, and the following year it won the prestigious Hugo Award for best short story.
The work was subsequently printed in Le Guin's short story collection .
(1929–2018) was an American writer who published twenty-two novels, eleven volumes of short stories, four collections of essays, twelve books for children, six volumes of poetry & four of translation, and has received many awards: Hugo, Nebula, National Book Award, PEN-Malamud, and more. She was known for her treatment of gender (, ), political systems (, ) and difference/otherness in any other form.
The story 'Omelas" was first published in , a hard-cover science fiction anthology edited by , in October 1973, and the following year it won the prestigious Hugo Award for best short story.
The work was subsequently printed in Le Guin's short story collection .
(1929–2018) was an American writer who published twenty-two novels, eleven volumes of short stories, four collections of essays, twelve books for children, six volumes of poetry & four of translation, and has received many awards: Hugo, Nebula, National Book Award, PEN-Malamud, and more. She was known for her treatment of gender (, ), political systems (, ) and difference/otherness in any other form.
