 Cover of first edition (hardcover) | |
| Author | Ursula K. Le Guin |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Michael Mariano |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy literature |
| Publisher | Berkley Publishing Corporation |
Publication date | 1979 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 369 (First edition) |
| ISBN | 0-399-12410-1 (First edition, hardcover) |
| OCLC | 4805125 |
| 813/.5/4 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.L518 Mal 1979 PS3562.E42 |
Malafrena is a 1979 novel by Ursula K. Le Guin. The only fantastic element of this novel is that it takes place in the imaginary Central European country of Orsinia, which is also the setting of her collection Orsinian Tales.
In many ways, Malafrena reads like a 19th-century novel, with its many detailed characters, its political and romantic subplots, its lack of the supernatural, and its settings that range from the mansions of the aristocracy to slums and a prison. Malafrena is written for an adult audience, rather than children and young adults, the target readership of most of Le Guin's works in the period of 1979–1994.[1](p 114)
- ^ Cadden, Mike (2005). Ursula K. le Guin Beyond Genre: Fiction for children and adults (1st ed.). New York, NY: Routledge. pp. 30, 114, 153. ISBN 0-415-99527-2.