The left hand of darkness
Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-20182001
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Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards on its first publication in 1969, this classic SF novel is the story of Winter, a planet with semi-Arctic conditions and inhabitants all of the same sex. Winter is an Earth-like planet with two major differences: conditions are semi artic even at the warmest time of the year, and the inhabitants are all of the same sex. Tucked away in a remote corner of the universe, they have no knowledge of space travel or of life beyond their own world. And when a strange envoy from space brings news of a vast coalition of planets which they are invited to join, he is met with fear, mistrust and disbelief. . . 'The Left Hand of Darkness' is a groundbreaking work of feminist science fiction, an imaginative masterpiece which poses challenging questions about sexuality, sexism and the organisation of society.
Main title:
The left hand of darkness / Ursula LeGuin.
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Imprint:
London : Orbit, 1981.
Collation:
256 p. ; 18 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Macdonald, 1969.
ISBN:
9781857230741 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.54SF
Language:
English
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BRN:
546202
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