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The Left Hand of Darkness is a science fiction novel by the American writer Ursula K. Le Guin. Published in 1969, it became immensely popular, and established Le Guin's status as a major author of science fiction.
- Le Guin, K Ursula
- 1969
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 spend most of their time without a gender. His goal is to facilitate Winter's inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization.
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Embracing the aspects of psychology, society, and human emotion on an alien world, The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin stands as a landmark achievement in the annals of intellectual science fiction.
LitCharts offers a comprehensive guide to Ursula K. Le Guin's science fiction novel The Left Hand of Darkness, which imagines a world without gender. Find summaries, analysis, themes, quotes, characters, terms, symbols, and more.
Mar 15, 1987 · 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.
The Left Hand of Darkness, science-fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, published in 1969. The book, set on a frigid planet called Gethen, or Winter, is a vehicle for Le Guin’s Daoist view of the complementary nature of all relationships.
Jan 17, 2018 · A brief overview of the novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, in which an Envoy from Earth tries to convince the hermaphroditic people of Gethen to join an interplanetary trade network. The story follows his adventures, challenges, and relationships with a loyal companion, Estraven.
