I recently found my old copy of Ishi in Two Worlds and better yet,
an unopened cassette tape from god knows where of Ishi himself.
Haven't listened to it yet (must find a cassette player) but am
very curious. I'm guessing all this is from my misspent yout' as a
cultural anthropology undergrad. Most of us at that time (early
70s, Univ. of Pennsylvania) were long-time science fiction fans and
knew of LeGuin's background. If memory serves, SF has a goodly
number of cultural anthropologists in the ranks. Joan Vinge comes
to mind. While definitely not a requirement for successful universe
or utopia building, it does sometimes give a greater depth of
field.
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