''The Compass Rose'' is a 1982 collection of

short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest t ...

by American writer

Ursula K. Le Guin Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (; October 21, 1929 – January 22, 2018) was an American author best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the '' Earthsea'' fantasy series. She was ...

, and illustrated by

Anne Yvonne Gilbert Anne Yvonne Gilbert (born 1950/1951) is a British artist and book illustrator. Her cover design of Frankie Goes To Hollywood's 1983 single "Relax" has been described as "one of the most famous record sleeves of all time". While much of her caree ...

in 1983. It is organized into sections on the theme of directions, though not strictly

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-related as the title implies. It won the

Locus Award The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine ''Locus'', a monthly magazine based in Oakland, California. The awards are presented at an annual banquet. In addition to the p ...

for best Single Author Collection in 1983.

* Preface ''Nadir'' * "'The Author of the Acacia Seeds' and Other Extracts from the Journal of the Association of Therolinguistics" (1974, '' Fellowship of the Stars'') * "The New Atlantis" (1975, ''The New Atlantis'') * "Schrödinger's Cat" (1974, '' Universe 5'') ''North'' * "Two Delays on the Northern Line" (1979, ''

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'') * "SQ" (1978, '' Cassandra Rising'') * "Small Change" (1981, '' Tor zu den Sternen'') ''East'' * "The First Report of the Shipwrecked Foreigner to the Kadanh of Derb" (1978, ''

Antaeus Antaeus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀνταῖος ''Antaîos'', "opponent", derived from , ''antao'' – 'I face, I oppose'), known to the Berbers as Anti, was a figure in Berber and Greek mythology. He was famed for his defeat by Heracles as part ...

'') * "

The Diary of the Rose "The Diary of the Rose" is a 1976 dystopian science fiction novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin, first published in the ''Future Power'' collection. The tale is set in a totalitarian society which uses brainwashing by "electroshocks" to eradicate any k ...

" (1976, '' Future Power'') * "The White Donkey" (1980, ''

TriQuarterly ''TriQuarterly'' is a name shared by an American literary magazine and a series of books, both operating under the aegis of Northwestern University Press. The journal is published twice a year and features fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, liter ...

'') * "The Phoenix" ''Zenith'' * "Intracom" (1974, ''Stopwatch'') * "The Eye Altering" (1974, '' The Altered I'') * "Mazes" (1975, ''

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'') * "The Pathways of Desire" (1979, '' New Dimensions Science Fiction'', No. 9) ''West'' * "Gwilan's Harp" (1977, ''

Redbook ''Redbook'' is an American women's magazine that is published by the Hearst Corporation. It is one of the " Seven Sisters", a group of women's service magazines. It ceased print publication as of January 2019 and now operates an article-comprise ...

'') * "Malheur County" (1979, ''

Kenyon Review ''The Kenyon Review'' is a literary magazine based in Gambier, Ohio, US, home of Kenyon College. ''The Review'' was founded in 1939 by John Crowe Ransom, critic and professor of English at Kenyon College, who served as its editor until 1959. ' ...

'') * "The Water Is Wide" (1976,

Pendragon Press There are five unrelated publishers with the name Pendragon Press. The first is a British small press based in Maesteg in Wales and specialising in science fiction, fantasy, horror and weird fiction. It is run by Christopher Teague. In 2005 t ...

(chapbook)) ''South'' * " The Wife's Story" * "Some Approaches to the Problem of the Shortage of Time" (1979, '' Omni'', as "Where Does the Time Go?") * " Sur" (1982, ''

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