![]() ![]() But the ambitious scientist's gift is soon seen as a threat, and in the profound conflict that ensues, he must reexamine his beliefs even as he ignites the fires of change. ![]() To visit Urras-to learn, to teach, to share-will require great sacrifice and risks, which Shevek willingly accepts. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have kept them apart. ![]() Now Shevek, a brilliant physicist, is determined to reunite the two planets, which have been divided by centuries of distrust. The book would go on to win the Nebula Award for Best Novel later that year, and continue to receive wide literary acclaim, a rare feat for a science fiction novel. Le Guin comes a classic tale of two planets torn apart by conflict and mistrust - and the man who risks everything to reunite them.Ī bleak moon settled by utopian anarchists, Anarres has long been isolated from other worlds, including its mother planet, Urras-a civilization of warring nations, great poverty, and immense wealth. In 1974, Le Guin publishes the acclaimed utopian science fiction novel, The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia. “One of the greats….Not just a science fiction writer a literary icon.” – Stephen Kingįrom the brilliant and award-winning author Ursula K. ![]()
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