She and her brothers often read issues of Thrilling Wonder Stories and Astounding Science Fiction. Le Guin read science fiction and fantasy. Ursula and her brothers all liked to read when they were young. The family had a large collection of books. Ursula had three older brothers: Karl, Theodore, and Clifton. This was a biography of Ishi, an indigenous American who was the last known member of the Yahi tribe. Her best known work was Ishi in Two Worlds (1961). She started writing in her sixties and became a successful author. Le Guin's mother, Theodora Kroeber (1897–1979 born Theodora Covel Kracaw), had a graduate degree in psychology. Her father, Alfred Louis Kroeber (1876–1960), was an anthropologist at the University of California, Berkeley. Le Guin was born Ursula Kroeber in Berkeley, California, on October 21, 1929. She was very interested in gender and sexuality. Other writers thought she was very creative.
Le Guin spent most of her life in Portland, Oregon. Ideas from these two subjects are important in her writing.
Her parents were an anthropologist and a psychologist. She wrote books, poetry, children's books, essays, short stories, fantasy and science fiction. Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (pronounced /ˈɝsələ ˈkroʊbɚ ləˈgwɪn/) (Octo– January 22, 2018) was an American writer.
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