The Left Hand of Darkness : A groundbreaking feminist literary masterpiece

'Genre cannot contain Ursula Le Guin: she is a genre in herself' Zadie Smith 'Groundbreaking' Guardian 'No single work did more to upend the genre's conventions' Paris Review A lone human emissary journeys from Earth to the planet of Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants can choose - and change - their gender. His goal is to secure Winter's inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilisation, but to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and the culture he encounters. Forced into a perilous partnership with an outcast on a journey across the planet's bitter, whirling snow, he learns how survival, trust and love take shape in a world nothing like his own. A visionary classic, The Left Hand of Darkness reshaped fiction with its radical exploration of gender, human connection and power. WITH AN INTRODUCTION FROM DAVID MITCHELLAuthor: Le Guin, Ursula K.,author
Contributors: Le Guin, Ursula K.,author
Binding: paperback
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Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language
Published/Release Date: 14 May 2026
Bic Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Science fiction
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Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher/Studio/Brand: Orion Publishing Co
Author/Director/Artist: Ursula K. Le Guin
Dimension (cm): 196x128x32 mm
Package Dimension (cm): 28x198x128 mm
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Package Weight (g): 290