*No Time to Spare* by Ursula K. Le Guin, translated by Peking Union Publishing Company

A giant of world literature, Hugo Award and Nebula Award winner

Ursula K. Le Guin's representative private essays from her later years

Profound reflections on what truly matters after turning 80

"All my time is taken up. It's taken up by living."

In 2010, at the age of 81, Ursula K. Le Guin began writing a personal blog, influenced by Nobel laureate José Saramago. This book collects some of Le Guin's blog posts from ages 81 to 85. In these essays, she discusses her personal life, literary creation, social issues, and feminism, while also documenting her daily interactions with her beloved cats. She reveals a private side of this literary giant, showing her bold, humorous, and incisive personality.

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【Editor's Recommendation】

🔆Ursula K. Le Guin – A world-renowned creator, the undisputed Queen of Sci-Fi, winner of 8 Hugo Awards + 6 Nebula Awards + 24 Locus Awards + National Book Award, a favorite writer of Haruki Murakami, hailed by "The New York Times" as "America's greatest living science fiction writer"

📖Le Guin's important non-fiction work from her later years, a representative work of personalized writing, a collection of essays full of personal charm: influenced by Nobel laureate José Saramago, she started a personal blog. This book is a collection of her blog posts, including over 40 essays from Le Guin's 81st to 85th year.

📖Profound reflections on what truly matters after turning 80, discussing personal life, literary creation, social issues, feminism, and daily life as a cat owner: Le Guin reveals a private side beyond her literary work, documenting her later life, sharing sharp insights on social issues, and even lamenting her mischievous cats, all in a straightforward, humorous, and incisive style.

✍️Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Related Work, PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay, Amazon Editor's Pick, Best Biography & Memoir, rights sold to multiple countries worldwide.

✍️English version豆瓣 (Douban) rating 9.2, rave reviews from readers.

✍️Translated by young Chinese translator Yao Yao, with accurate and fluid translation, providing an excellent reading experience.