The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin

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.

It's a giant thought experiment that's also a cracking good read about gender -- Neil Gaiman
Ursula Le Guin is a chemist of the heart -- David Mitchell
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

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.

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ISBN 13	9781473225947
ISBN 10	1473225949
Title	The Left Hand of Darkness
Author	Ursula K Le Guin
Series	Sf Masterworks
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	2018-09-20
Number of pages	336
Prizes	Winner of Nebula Award 1970 (UK)
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