▁by ▁the ▁revolution , ▁they ▁find ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁caught ▁in ▁the ▁" ins an ity , ▁the ▁stupid ity , ▁the ▁meaning less ▁brut ality " ▁of ▁the ▁actual ▁liber ation . ▁Le ▁Gu in ▁instead ▁suggests ▁that ▁u top ia ▁or ▁liber ation ▁is ▁found ▁equally ▁in ▁the ▁small ▁acts ▁of ▁kind ness ▁and ▁comfort ▁which ▁Es dan ▁and ▁the ▁slave ▁women ▁share . ▁Thus ▁according ▁to ▁Ro ch elle , ▁Le ▁Gu in ' s ▁version ▁of ▁true ▁community ▁" is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁heart , ▁in ▁which ▁each ▁person ’ s ▁story ▁is ▁hon oured ." ▁ ▁Public ation ▁and ▁reception ▁" Old ▁Music ▁and ▁the ▁S lave ▁Women " ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁collection ▁Far ▁Hor iz ons , ▁edited ▁by ▁Robert ▁Silver berg , ▁and ▁published ▁by ▁Av on ▁E os . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁collected ▁along ▁with ▁five ▁other ▁stories ▁of ▁the ▁H ain ish ▁Cy cle , ▁the ▁short ▁story ▁" The ▁B irth day ▁of ▁the ▁World " ▁and ▁the ▁nov ella ▁Parad ises ▁Lost ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁collection ▁The ▁B irth day ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁and ▁Other ▁St ories , ▁published ▁by ▁Har per ▁Collins . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁it ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁collection ▁The ▁Found ▁and ▁the ▁Lost , ▁along ▁with ▁twelve ▁other ▁stories ▁by ▁Le ▁Gu in . ▁The ▁volume ▁was ▁market ed ▁as ▁" The ▁Collect ed ▁Nov ell as ▁of ▁Urs ula ▁K . ▁Le