The Left Hand of Darkness

ISBN-13: 9780441478125 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 1987 / 368 str.

Ursula K. Le Guin

Opis

Ursula K. Le Guin's groundbreaking work of science fiction--winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards.

A lone human ambassador is sent to Winter, an alien world without sexual prejudice, where the inhabitants can change their gender whenever they choose. 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.

Recenzje

Praise for The Left Hand of Darkness

[A] science fiction masterpiece. Newsweek

A jewel of a story. Frank Herbert

As profuse and original in invention as The Lord of the Rings. Michael Moorcock

An instant classic. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Like all great writers of fiction, Ursula K. Le Guin creates imaginary worlds that restore us, hearts eased, to our own. The Boston Globe

A towering figure in science fiction and fantasy. NPR

O autorze

Ursula Kroeber Le Guin was born in Berkeley, California, in 1929. She was the bestselling author of the Earthsea books and the Hainish books, including The Left Hand of Darkness, which was awarded both the Nebula and the Hugo Awards. With the awarding of the 1975 Hugo and Nebula Awards to The Dispossessed, she became the first author to win both awards twice for novels. She passed away in 2018.