As described, this piece is all actuality with a guitar underlay. Le Guin describes her work as story-telling, making a sharp distinction between "story" and "plot."
In the end, what makes a good story ("War and Peace" referenced) eludes Le Guin: she says it's a "mystery." Le Guin is author of such books as "The Dispossessed" and "The EarthSea Cycle."
This is a solid character sketch of a self-proclaimed "nut" who may soon be banned -- by British law -- from protesting in Parliament Square. The ambient puts the listener there, close to this angry man and his thoughts.
Comments by Robert Frederick
Comment for "Ursula Le Guin's Riff on Writing"
Robert Frederick
Posted on April 25, 2005 at 01:06 PM | Permalink
Review of Ursula Le Guin's Riff on Writing
As described, this piece is all actuality with a guitar underlay. Le Guin describes her work as story-telling, making a sharp distinction between "story" and "plot."
In the end, what makes a good story ("War and Peace" referenced) eludes Le Guin: she says it's a "mystery." Le Guin is author of such books as "The Dispossessed" and "The EarthSea Cycle."
This would fit nicely into an author series.
Comment for "Four Years of Protest in London's Parliament Square"
Robert Frederick
Posted on April 22, 2005 at 12:06 PM | Permalink
Review of Four Years of Protest in London's Parliament Square
This is a solid character sketch of a self-proclaimed "nut" who may soon be banned -- by British law -- from protesting in Parliament Square. The ambient puts the listener there, close to this angry man and his thoughts.