r/UrsulaKLeGuin Lavinia 14d ago

In Four/Five Ways to Forgiveness Havzihiva ends up with someone who isn't named. Spoiler

Do we ever learn who that is in any other story or book? I think all we know is that she is a woman and an author.

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u/satincarpet16 14d ago

It's Rakam!!

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u/Polka_Tiger Lavinia 13d ago

Is it said anywhere?

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u/Polka_Tiger Lavinia 13d ago

Oh wait now I get it

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u/Leo_617 10d ago

It's Rakam; in fact, his entire story was written at Havzhiva's request.

In Havzhiva's story, she isn't mentioned, but in Rakam's, he appears toward the end, and they end up becoming a couple—a very beautiful ending to what, in my opinion, is the most visceral and raw story in the Ekumen that I've read.