The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction (Ursula Kroeber Le Guin, 1986) (accessible via scribd)

WE SHOULD ALL BE READING MORE URSULA LE GUIN

https://theoutline.com/post/7886/ursula-le-guin-carrier-bag-theory

https://www.amazon.com/Carrier-Theory-Fiction-Terra-Ignota/dp/1999675991

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