Tehanu

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Tehanu is a fantasy novel in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea series that revisits the archipelago through a more intimate, feminist lens, focusing on the lives of Tenar and a mysterious, traumatized child.

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Tehanu canonical 6
Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea 1
Tenar and Ged 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fantasy novel
novel
alternateTitle Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea
linked to: Tehanu
author Ursula K. Le Guin
awarded Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
linked to: Locus Award

Nebula Award for Best Novel
belongsToCycle Earthsea Cycle
linked to: Earthsea
centralRelationship Tenar and Ged
linked to: Tehanu

Tenar and Therru
linked to: Tenar
countryOfOrigin United States
coverArtist Leo and Diane Dillon
criticalReception acclaimed for feminist themes
exploresPerspective women in Earthsea
featuresCharacter Moss
Ogion
focusesOn a traumatized child named Therru
the later life of Tenar
genre fantasy
feminist fantasy
high fantasy
hasAudiobookVersion yes
hasISBN 0-689-31450-9
language English
mainCharacter Ged
Tenar
Therru
narrativePerspective third-person limited
originalMediaType print
partOfSeries Earthsea
prequel The Farthest Shore
publicationYear 1990
publisher Atheneum Books
revisitsCharacterFrom The Tombs of Atuan
sequel Tales from Earthsea
The Other Wind
setting Earthsea archipelago
linked to: Earthsea

Gont
subverts traditional heroic fantasy tropes
theme aging
gender
patriarchy and oppression
power
trauma and healing
timeSetting after Ged loses his powers
world Archipelago of Earthsea
linked to: Earthsea

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tehanu alternateTitle Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea
linked to: Tehanu
Tehanu centralRelationship Tenar and Ged
linked to: Tehanu
Earthsea notableCharacter Tehanu
Earthsea hasWork Tehanu