{"product_id":"the-word-for-world-the-maps-of-ursula-k-le-guin","title":"The Word for World: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Ursula K. Le Guin started writing a new story, she would begin by drawing a map. \u003cem\u003eThe Word for World\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLe Guin's maps offer journeys of consciousness beyond conventional cartography, from the Rorschach-like archipelagos of Earthsea to the talismanic maps of \u003cem\u003eAlways Coming Home\u003c\/em\u003e. Rather than remaining within known terrain, they open up paradigms of knowledge, exemplified by the map's edges and how a map is read, made and re-made, together. \u003cem\u003eThe Word for World\u003c\/em\u003e brings her maps together with poems, stories, interviews, recipes and essays by contributors from a variety of perspectives to enquire into the relationship between worlds and the imagination and representation of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith contributions by Federico Campagna, Theo Downes-Le Guin, Daniel Heath Justice, Bhanu Kapil, Canisia Lubrin, Una McCormack, David Naimon, Nisha Ramayya, Shoshone Collective, Standard Deviation, Marilyn Strathern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCo-published by Spiral House and AA Publications to coincide with an exhibition of Ursula K. Le Guin's maps at the Architectural Association, London, opening on 10 October 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 176 pages | Published October 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63986324898141,"sku":"9781068591815","price":28.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781068591815.jpg?v=1774498023","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-word-for-world-the-maps-of-ursula-k-le-guin","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}