The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"
Short story by Ursula K. Le Guin
First book edition
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Publication
Published inNew Dimensions 3
Publication typeAnthology
Media typePrint
Publication date1973

"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" /ˈməˌlɑːs/[1] is a 1973 short work of philosophical fiction by American writer Ursula K. Le Guin. With deliberately both vague and vivid descriptions, the narrator depicts a summer festival in the utopian city of Omelas, whose prosperity depends on the perpetual misery of a single child.[2] "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" was nominated for the Locus Award for Best Short Fiction in 1974[3] and won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1974.[4]

  1. ^ As pronounced by Le Guin: Le Guin, Ursula (July 14, 2014). Ursula Le Guin at Portland Community College - Rock Creek Campus (Interview). Interviewed by Melissa Manolas. Rock Creek, Oregon: Portland Community College. Event occurs at 1:08:03. Archived from the original on December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Spivack, Charlotte (1984). Ursula K. Le Guin. Boston: Twayne Publishers. p. 159.
  3. ^ "Locus Awards Nominee List". The Locus Index to SF Awards. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  4. ^ "1974 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. July 26, 2007. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2011.

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