Lavinia (novel)

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Lavinia
AuthorUrsula K. Le Guin
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreParallel novel
PublisherHarcourt United States
Publication date
April 21, 2008
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages288
AwardLocus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2009)
ISBN0-15-101424-8
OCLC145733040
813/.54 22
LC ClassPS3562.E42 L38 2008

Lavinia is a novel by American author Ursula K. Le Guin. It won the Locus Award.[1] 2008 . The book tells about the life of Lavinia. She was a minor character in Virgil's epic poem the Aeneid.[2] The book is based on the last six books, or the Iliadic half, of the Aeneid.

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  1. "2009 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
  2. Higgins, Charlotte (2009-05-23). "The princess with flaming hair". Guardian Books. London. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
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