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The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia

Pages
338
Published
1974
Language
English

Synopsis

A brilliant physicist from an anarchist society on the planet Anarres risks everything for a chance at truth. He undertakes a dangerous journey to a neighboring world, challenging deeply ingrained hatred and societal structures. This act of defiance could cost him his family and his life, but it's a necessary step to ignite change.

About the author

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Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (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 Earthsea fantasy series. Her work was first published in 1959, and her literary career spanned nearly sixty years, producing more than twenty novels and more than a hundred short stories, in addition to poetry, literary criticism, translations, and children's books. Frequently...

Characters

SabulAntagonist

A senior physicist at Anarres's central institute who blocks and takes credit for Shevek's work, embodying the informal hierarchy the ostensibly anarchist society was meant to prevent.

TakverSupporting

A marine biologist on Anarres and Shevek's life partner, whose practical, steady support anchors him through his years of struggle.

BedapSupporting

Shevek's closest friend from childhood on Anarres, an Odonian skeptical of the informal conformism of Anarresti society, who helps engineer Shevek's journey to Urras.

Dr. KimoeSupporting
PalatSupporting
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