The Left Hand of Darkness :A groundbreaking feminist literary masterpiece - S.F. Masterworks
The Left Hand of Darkness :A groundbreaking feminist literary masterpiece - S.F. Masterworks
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Published:
20 September, 2018
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Description
A literary masterpiece from one of the great writers of our time: 'Ursula Le Guin is a chemist of the heart' David Mitchell
'Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new'
Two people, until recently strangers, find themselves on a long, tortuous and dangerous journey across the ice. One is an outcast, forced to leave his beloved homeland; the other is fleeing from a different kind of persecution. What they have in common is curiosity, about others and themselves, and an almost unshakeable belief that the world can be a better place.
As they journey for over 800 miles, across the harshest, most inhospitable landscape, they discover the true meaning of friendship, and of love.
Prizes
Winner of Nebula Award 1970 (UK)
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781473225947 |
| ISBN10 | 1473225949 |
| Number Of Pages | 336 |
| Item Weight | 238 g |
| Product Dimensions | 128 x 196 x 28 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Orion Publishing Co |
| Format | paperback |
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Ursula Le Guin is a chemist of the heart
A rich and complex story of friendship and love * Guardian *
Ursula Le Guin was able to reimagine many concepts we take to be natural, shared, and unalterable - gender, utopia, creation, war, family, the city, the country - and reveal the all-too-human constructions at their center ... Literature will miss her. There's no one like her -- Zadie Smith
Ursula Le Guin is a chemist of the heart -- David Mitchell
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Author's Bio
Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) was a celebrated author whose body of work includes 23 novels, 12 volumes of short stories, 11 volumes of poetry, 13 children's books, five essay collections, and four works of translation. The breadth and imagination of her work earned her six Nebula Awards, seven Hugo Awards, and SFWA's Grand Master, along with the PEN/Malamud and many other awards. In 2014 she was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and in 2016 joined the short list of authors to be published in their lifetimes by the Library of America.