The Left Hand of Darkness
50th Anniversary Edition
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4.4 • 489 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION—WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY DAVID MITCHELL AND A NEW AFTERWORD BY CHARLIE JANE ANDERS
Ursula K. Le Guin’s groundbreaking work of science fiction—winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards.
A lone human ambassador is sent to the icebound planet of Winter, a world without sexual prejudice, where the inhabitants’ gender is fluid. 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 strange, intriguing culture 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.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
No writer challenges our set ways of thinking with the same wisdom and generosity as Ursula K. Le Guin. Her profound, ahead-of-her-time insights into culture and identity are on full display in The Left Hand of Darkness. The 1969 classic imagines a non-gendered civilization where political jealousies outweigh romantic rivalries, and where friendship is the ultimate commitment. Magical and lyrical, the novel was awarded both the Hugo and Nebula awards, the highest honors for science fiction and fantasy authors.
Customer Reviews
Deep and sophisticated
I’m a new comer to the works of Le Guin but came away very impressed at this deep, sophisticated and very human story.
What a fantastic book
This is an amazing book. Literate, incisive, filled with a lyrical poetic prose which is deeply moving. As always, Le Guin strikes at the heart of identity and what it means to be human under the guise of fantasy/science fiction. An amazing author, a remarkable book. Don’t miss it.
My favorite author
Read her. Read everything by her. But this is her best known work.