Her work has received intense critical attention. Several scholars have called the Earthsea books Le Guin's best work. Literary critic Harold Bloom referred to the books as Le Guin's masterpieces. The Earthsea books, of which A Wizard of Earthsea was the first, have been described as Le Guin's best work by several commentators, while scholar Charlotte Spivack described The Left Hand of Darkness as having established Le Guin's reputation as a writer of science fiction. Le Guin came to critical attention with the publication of A Wizard of Earthsea in 1968, and The Left Hand of Darkness in 1969. Though frequently referred to as an author of science fiction, critics have described her work as being difficult to classify. These include works set in the fictional world of Earthsea, stories in the Hainish Cycle, and standalone novels and short stories. She was primarily known for her works of speculative fiction. Le Guin (1929–2018) was an American author of speculative fiction, realistic fiction, non-fiction, screenplays, librettos, essays, poetry, speeches, translations, literary critiques, chapbooks, and children's fiction.
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