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Sign up todayThe Dispossessed
S.F. MASTERWORKS: Book #71
Length
12 hours 27 minutes
Language
English
Narrators
Roddy Doyle & Tim Treloar
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“When I say this novel radicalized me, I really do mean that, in a fashion. It is the most insightful piece of social philosophy I've ever read, and it challenges ever idealistic hope I have ever had while presenting new hopes, subsequently dashing them, and showing the reader what can be made of their ashes. There is no succinct way to describe The Dispossessed, as there is maybe no succinct way to describe any one piece of Le Guin's writing. However; if you pick it up and make a single push to engage and surrender yourself to the story, you will find the discovery of this world wonderfully rewarding, that I promise.”
— Ellie • Page 1 Books
One of the very best must-read novels of all time - with a new introduction by Roddy Doyle
'There was a wall. It did not look important - even a child could climb it. But the idea was real. Like all walls it was ambiguous, two-faced. What was inside it and what was outside it depended upon which side of it you were on...'
Shevek is brilliant scientist who is attempting to find a new theory of time - but there are those who are jealous of his work, and will do anything to block him. So he leaves his homeland, hoping to find a place of more liberty and tolerance. Initially feted, Shevek soon finds himself being used as a pawn in a deadly political game.
With powerful themes of freedom, society and the natural world's influence on competition and co-operation, THE DISPOSSESSED is a true classic of the 20th century.
Featuring a new introduction written and read by Roddy Doyle
(p) The Orion Publishing Group Ltd 2019
Ursula K. Le Guin is one of the finest writers of our time. Her books have attracted millions of devoted readers and won many awards, including the National Book Award, the Hugo and Nebula Awards and a Newbery Honor. Among her novels, The Left Hand of Darkness, The Dispossessed and the six books of Earthsea have attained undisputed classic status; and her recent series, the Annals of the Western Shore, has won her the PEN Center USA Children's literature award and the Nebula Award for best novel. In 2014 Ursula Le Guin was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. She lived in Portland, Oregon, until she passed away in January 2018.
Read more at http://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/le_guin_ursula_k
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Audiobook details
Author:
Ursula K. Le Guin
Narrators:
Roddy Doyle & Tim Treloar
ISBN:
9781473229495
Length:
12 hours 27 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Orion
Publication date:
October 3, 2019
Edition:
Unabridged
Libro.fm rank:
#6,171 Overall
Genre rank:
#388 in Science Fiction
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