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Re:Ursula Le Guin has died by d_j_b on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @05:54PM (#16218669)
That is a short story called "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas"
Re:Ursula Le Guin has died by emmelaich on Wednesday January 24, 2018 @12:46AM (#16220615)
Yes, a story that has haunted me ever since I read it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ones_Who_Walk_Away_from_Om...

The EarthSea Trilogy has stuck with me too.

Re:Ursula Le Guin has died by kej on Wednesday January 24, 2018 @06:30PM (#16227337)
Earthsea was a trilogy from '72 to '90, but it's now five novels and a bunch of short stories. They're all good.
Re:Ursula Le Guin has died by Angostura on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @06:41PM (#16218987)
I think I have it in "The Winds 12 Quarters"
Re:Ursula Le Guin has died by steveax on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @09:22PM (#16219825)
Salem O backwards
Re:Ursula Le Guin has died by BerislavLopac on Wednesday January 24, 2018 @05:46AM (#16221762)
"People ask me 'Where do you get your ideas from, Ms. Le Guin?' From forgetting Dostoyevsky and reading road signs backwards, naturally. Where else?"