The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

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Ursula Le Guin’s short story about a utopian city built on child suffering

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Meg WolitzerSelected Shorts · Building Worlds, with N.K. Jemisin · 27:19 · 27 Aug
…It was written as a formal response to a celebrated narrative by the late Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas.…
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William Jennings ChalkThe Talking Ass · The Ones Who Build Something Better | William Jennings Chalk · 6:03 · 7 Jul
…And the ones who don't uh are the walk away and they're the ones who walk away from omelus.…
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William Jennings ChalkThe Talking Ass · The Ones Who Build Something Better | William Jennings Chalk · 4:58 · 7 Jul
…But uh I mean the main influence is an Ursula Le Guin short story, The Ones Who Walk Away from Amelus.…
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