The Word for World: The Maps of Ursula Le Guin

When Ursula K. Le Guin started writing a new story, she would begin by drawing a map. 'The Word for World' presents a selection of these images by the celebrated author, many of which have never been published before, to consider how her imaginary worlds enable us to re-envision our own. Le Guin's maps offer journeys of consciousness beyond conventional cartography, from the Rorschach-like archipelagos of Earthsea to the talismanic maps of 'Always Coming Home.'