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The Dispossessed

Part of the Hainish series

  • 352 pages · about 6 hours
  • First published 1974
  • 75 editions

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1 About this book

Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the civilized universe.

To do this dangerous task will mean giving up his family and possibly his life. Shevek must make the unprecedented journey to the planet, Anarres, to challenge the complex structures of life and living, and ignite the fires of change.

Good for readers who want: science fiction, dystopian fiction, and space travel.

  • Science fiction
  • Interplanetary voyages
  • Dystopian fiction
  • Political
  • Fantasy, contemporary
  • Anarchism
  • Life on other planets
  • Physicists

2 About Ursula K. Le Guin

1929–2018

Ursula Kroeber Le Guin ( KROH-bər lə GWIN; née Kroeber; October 21, 1929 – January 22, 2018) was an American author. She is best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe and the fantasy series Earthsea.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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