The Left Hand of Darkness
by Ursula K. LeGuin
- New
- Paperback
- Condition
- new/none - paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0441007317
- ISBN 13
- 9780441007318
- Seller
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Oakville, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New, never read, no wear on covers. Spine intact, no creases. No markings on any inner pages.
"A groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants can choose - and change - their gender. His goal is to facilitate Winter's inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the completely dissimilar culture that he encounters. Embracing the aspects of psychology, society, and human emotion on an alien world, The Left Hand of Darkness stands as a landmark achievement in the annals of intellectual science fiction."
Ursula K. Le Guin published twenty-two novels, eleven volumes of short stories, four collections of essays, twelve books for children, six volumes of poetry and four of translation, and has received many awards: Hugo, Nebula, National Book Award, PEN-Malamud, etc. Her recent publications include the novel Lavinia, an essay collection, Cheek by Jowl, and The Wild Girls. She lived in Portland, Oregon.
Synopsis
The Left Hand of Darkness is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, first published in 1969. The book is one of the first major works of feminist science fiction and is one in a series of books by Le Guin all set in the fictional Hainish universe. It won the 1969 Nebula and 1970 Hugo awards. Plans for a feature film and video game based on the books were announced by Phobos Entertainment Holdings in 2004, but appear to have since stalled.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ohkwaho Books and Fine Art (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20-2023
- Title
- The Left Hand of Darkness
- Author
- Ursula K. LeGuin
- Illustrator
- none
- Book Condition
- New new
- Jacket Condition
- none - paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0441007317
- ISBN 13
- 9780441007318
- Publisher
- Penguin Group
- Place of Publication
- New York, USA
- Date Published
- July 2000
- Pages
- 304
- Size
- Trade size
- Keywords
- Fiction, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Feminism, Ursula K. LeGuin
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Ohkwaho Books and Fine Art
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Oakville, Ontario
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