Book · 1971 · Fantasy
A Wizard of Earthsea
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It’s a book where magic comes from, knowing the true name of things, and it’s also a meditation on hubris.
What they say about it
- Wizards turning into dolphins“wizards can turn themselves into dolphins”2
The best things said about it
Read A Wizard of Earthsea, it's very short and it's beautiful.
It's incredible. It's such a beautifully crafted book. The language is really not flowery, but poetic sometimes in a very simplistic way.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 2022 It talks about how wizards can turn themselves into dolphins. But the problem is, if you stay a dolphin long enough, you forget that you're a wizard.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Dec 2023 There's a book called wizard of Earth Sea by Ursula kaywin and they talked about how there's Wizards who can turn themselves into Dolphins.
Duncan Trussell The Joe Rogan Experience · Dec 2023 Where and when it comes up
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How it comes up
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7 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin is a classic fantasy novel that follows a young sorcerer navigating magic, hubris, and his own shadow. On The Ezra Klein Show, Jack Clark brought up the book to illustrate themes of knowing the true names of things and the dangers of technological hubris. Jonny Miller recommended it on Modern Wisdom as an amazing story illustrating the concept of embracing one's shadow. Naomi Novic recommended the novel on The Book Review as a short, beautiful entry point for readers, recalling how she first discovered it as a child. Tim Ferriss praised the book's simplistic yet poetic language on The Tim Ferriss Show after diving into classic world-building fiction. Additionally, Ally Michelle and Duncan Trussell discussed the novel on On Purpose and The Joe Rogan Experience respectively, highlighting the scene where the protagonist confronts a demon shadow by giving it his own name, as well as philosophical allegories regarding wizards transforming into dolphins.
Every mention
Naomi Novic I would sort of say if you're just coming to it cold read a wizard of earthy it's very short and it's beaut… 2
“I was given or possibly stole my first copy of the wizard of Earth sea when I was 10 years old my fifth grade teacher had it and I still have that copy which I someone wants it back”
“I would sort of say if you're just coming to it cold read a wizard of earthy it's very short and it's beautiful”
Jack Clark Ursula Le Guin "The Wizard of Earthsea" was the first book I read. It’s a book where magic comes from, know… 1
“Ursula Le Guin "The Wizard of Earthsea" was the first book I read. It’s a book where magic comes from, knowing the true name of things, and it’s also a meditation on hubris, in this case, of a person with thinking they can push magic very far.”
Jonny Miller I don't know if you have ever read the wizard of versy it's this amazing Story by URS lewinn 1
“I don't know if you have ever read the wizard of versy it's this amazing Story by URS lewinn”
Tim Ferriss And then recently read a classic. I think it was published in 1968 initially, called The Wizard of Earthsea… 1
“And then recently read a classic. I think it was published in 1968 initially, called The Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin. And it's incredible. It's such a beautifully crafted book. The language is really not flowery, but poetic sometimes in a very simplistic way.”
Ally Michelle and so there's this book called Earth sea as well where this young sorcerer releases a demon shadow into th… 1
“and so there's this book called Earth sea as well where this young sorcerer releases a demon shadow into the world”
Duncan Trussell there's a book called wizard of Earth Sea by Ursula kaywin and they talked about how there's Wizards who ca… 1
“there's a book called wizard of Earth Sea by Ursula kaywin and they talked about how there's Wizards who can turn themselves into Dolphins”
Joe Rogan Yeah, there’s a book called Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin. It talks about how wizards can turn th… 1
“Yeah, there’s a book called Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin. It talks about how wizards can turn themselves into dolphins. But the problem is, if you stay a dolphin long enough, you forget that you're a wizard, and you never come back to being a wizard; you just stay out there.”
