Tehanu

the last book of Earthsea , #4

Paperback, 252 pages

English language

Published March 24, 1997 by Spectra.

ISBN:
978-0-553-28873-5
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OCLC Number:
23070004

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In this episode of "The Earthsea Cycle", the widowed Tenar finds and nurses her aging friend, Sparrowhawk, a magician who has lost his powers.

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Tehanu

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"Tehanu" est le quatrième tome du cycle Earthsea d'Ursula K. Le Guin, également connu en français sous le nom de cycle de Terremer.

Publié en 1990, près de vingt ans après le tome précédent, le roman reprend cependant le récit directement après l’épilogue de The Farthest Shore. Le vieux mage Ged et le jeune prince Arren sont de retour de leur terrible voyage : Arren va monter sur le trône sous son nom véritable, Lebannen, tandis que Ged, privé de sa magie, va s’exiler. Dans le même temps, Tenar, l’héroïne du deuxième tome The Tombs of Atuan, désormais veuve d’un fermier, recueille Therru, une fillette gravement brûlée et maltraitée par sa « famille ».

Le roman met en scène les retrouvailles entre Ged et Tenar, des années après leurs aventures dans The Tombs of Atuan. Tenar n’est plus la grande prêtresse de sombres divinités, et Ged n’est …

reviewed Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin (The magical earthsea books -- 4)

Review of 'Tehanu' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

I enjoyed this book more than “Farthest Shore” but not as much as “Wizard of Earthsea” (one of my favourite books) and “Tombs of Atuan” (also very good). Le Gunn’s writing is as beautiful as ever but this one loses its way in the middle and the ending is satisfying but feels rushed. It was lovely to be reunited with Tenar and the dragons are always great.

Review of 'Terremer, Tome 4 : Tehanu' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

This book felt like the crown jewel of the Earthsea collection. Everything that has gone before feeds into this remarkable story. We get to see characters we’ve grown to love as grown-ups. In parts it angered me and parts brought tears of joy to my eyes.

In reading it, I realized something about LeGuin’s writing. While she writes tales of adventure, they are different from the tales of adventure told by others. There are few contrived actions scenes. Instead, LeGuin’s tales have long journeys, long nights spent alone in though, long conversations with companions and relationships that deepen over time. In short, her stories probably resemble an actual adventure.

I’ve realized that I read and adore LeGuin for her brand of slow adventure: for the gradual discovery of a world, for characters that come to better understand that world—and themselves—over time.

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