Shevek, a brilliant scientist, wants to tear down the wall of hatred that has isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the civilized universe. So he journeys to the utopian mother planet, Anarres, in an attempt to ignite the fires of change.
The Dispossessed
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Description
One of the very best must-read novels of all time – with a new introduction by Roddy Doyle
‘A well told tale signifying a good deal; one to be read again and again’ THE TIMES
‘The book I wish I had written … It’s so far away from my own imagination, I’d love to sit at my desk one day and discover that I could think and write like Ursula Le Guin’ Roddy Doyle
‘Le Guin is a writer of phenomenal power’ OBSERVER
The Principle of Simultaneity is a scientific breakthrough which will revolutionize interstellar civilization by making possible instantaneous communication. It is the life work of Shevek, a brilliant physicist from the arid anarchist world of Anarres.
But Shevek’s work is being stifled by jealous colleagues, so he travels to Anarres’s sister-planet Urras, hoping to find more liberty and tolerance there. But he soon finds himself being used as a pawn in a deadly political game.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.238 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 13.3 × 20 × 2.1 cm |
| Book_author | Le, Guin, Ursula K. |
| Publisher | Gateway |
| Imprint | Gateway |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 318 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | |
| Dewey | 813.54 (edition:21) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
