“...the inspired novelist has turned back toward the past — or, to be precise, poetry and myth about the past, because Lavinia is a literary rather than a historical figure — and written one of the finest novels she has ever made....’” — Alan Cheuse reviews Lavinia for the Chicago Tribune.

“Le Guin recasts this story with primal vigor and spare but powerful language.” Barbara McMichael reviews Lavinia for The Olympian Online

Publishers Weekly starred review of Lavinia: “...deserves to be ranked with Robert Graves’s I, Claudius.”

Library Journal starred review calls Lavinia “...a love offering to one of the world’s great poets...”

Kirkus starred review: “Arguably her best novel...”

“...ripe with that half-remembered virtue, wisdom...” — Laura Miller reviews Lavinia for Salon.com

“Ursula Le Guin's delightful new novel...” — Alan Cheuse reviews Lavinia for “All Things Considered” (Text or audio)

“In simple, stately prose that does no violence to Vergil’s work, Le Guin presents the rough, unpretentious dignity of the ancient pagans.” Eve Ottenberg reviews Lavinia for The Washington Post.

“...an absorbing, reverent, magnificent story, one I will be pressing upon my friends all year.” Karen Long reviews Lavinia for the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

LA Times Calendar Online review of Lavinia: “Everywhere Le Guin catches the rhythms of the great epic, echoes them, riffs. In a way, this is a jazzy book, playing in odd syncopation with a massive canonical work.” [more]

Portland Oregonian review of Lavinia: “Ursula K. Le Guin’s brilliant new novel...” [more]

Booklist review of Lavinia: “...compulsively readable... a winning combination of history and mythology....” [more]

“Ursula Le Guin Champions Vergil’s Neglected Heroine.” Yvonne Zipp reviews Lavinia at The Christian Science Monitor

“A Princess Seeking a Voice.” Cynthia Crossen interviews UKL and reviews Lavinia at The Wall Street Journal.

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