"Then came a child trotting to school with his little backpack. He trotted on all fours, neatly, his hands in leather mitts or boots that protected them from the pavement; he was pale, with small eyes, and a snout, but he was adorable."
— from Changing Planes
The misery of waiting for a connecting flight at an airport leads to the accidental discovery of alighting on other planes—not airplanes but planes of existence. Ursula Le Guin's deadpan premise frames a series of travel accounts by the tourist-narrator who describes bizarre societies and cultures that sometimes mirror our own, and sometimes open puzzling doors into the alien.
Winner of the PEN/Malamud for Short Stories
1 of 1 copy available
-
Creators
-
Publisher
-
Release date
March 4, 2014 -
Formats
-
Kindle Book
-
OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780544341685
-
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780544341685
- File size: 8391 KB
-
-
Languages
- English
-
Levels
- ATOS Level: 7.9
- Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
- Text Difficulty: 6
-
Reviews
Loading