Template:Did you know nominations/The Tombs of Atuan


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:48, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

The Tombs of Atuan

 * ... that Ursula K. Le Guin's 1971 novel The Tombs of Atuan tells the coming-of-age story of a young girl, but received criticism for its treatment of gender?
 * ALT1:... that Ursula K. Le Guin's 1971 novel The Tombs of Atuan tells the coming-of-age story of a female character, a choice unusual to fantasy of the time?
 * ALT2:... that Ursula K. Le Guin's 1971 novel The Tombs of Atuan tells the coming-of-age story of a young girl, but received criticism for its treatment of gender?
 * ALT3:... that the Earthsea series, of which The Tombs of Atuan is the second volume, has been described as subverting the genre of fantasy for using dark-skinned protagonists?
 * ALT4:... that and episode in Ursula K. Le Guin's 1971 novel The Tombs of Atuan had an influence upon Hayao Miyazaki's Oscar-winning 2001 film Spirited Away?
 * Reviewed: Sun Yuanhua
 * Comment: @The reviewer: the DYK check tool is misbehaving in this instance, for some reason. Using the "page size" tool gives 5067 bytes of prose in the old version, and 28kb of prose in the expanded version, which is substantially more than 5x.

5x expanded by Vanamonde93 (talk). Self-nominated at 17:25, 23 June 2017 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Nice expansion. I prefer the ALT1 suggestion, as I remember the book reviewers talking about this aspect the most in the 70s when I was a teenager. (LeGuin spoke at my college in 1982 – great experience!) The hook is the proper length as is the recent expansion and promotion to Good Article status. Hook is supported by referenced article text. QPQ satisfied. Good to go! Binksternet (talk) 23:49, 9 July 2017 (UTC)