Ursula K. Le Guin: The ones who walk away from Omelas (1973, Publisher ... enter here)
Published Oct. 4, 1973 by Publisher ... enter here.
Some inhabitants of a peaceful kingdom cannot tolerate the act of cruelty that underlies its happiness.
And I hadn't realised quite how short it is, which makes my not having read it yet even sillier.
And I hadn't realised quite how short it is, which makes my not having read it yet even sillier.
A fascinating short story, or maybe just a thought rather than a story? Are things more believable when they're unhappy? What if we just walk away?
A fascinating short story, or maybe just a thought rather than a story? Are things more believable when they're unhappy? What if we just walk away?
