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One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels “One of the greats. . . . Not just a science fiction writer; a literary icon.” —Stephen King "Engrossing. . . . [Le Guin] is a philosopher; an explorer in the landscape of the mind." —Cincinnati Enquirer In celebration of its fiftieth anniversary, a commemorative edition of Ursula K. Le Guin’s Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Award–winning classic, a profound and thoughtful tale of anarchism and capitalism, individualism and collectivism, and one ambitious man’s quest to bridge the ideological chasm separating two worlds. This special edition includes a new foreword by Karen Joy Fowler. The Dispossessed is the spellbinding story of anarchist Shevek, the “galactically famous scientist,” who single-handedly attempts to reunite two planets cut off from each other by centuries of distrust. Anarres, Shevek’s homeland, is a bleak moon settled by an anarchic utopian civilization, where there is no government, and everyone, at least nominally, is a revolutionary. It has long been isolated from other worlds, including its mother planet, Urras—defined by warring nations, great poverty, and immense wealth. Now Shevek, a brilliant physicist, is determined to

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Author

Ursula K. Le Guin, Karen Joy Fowler

Publisher

HarperCollins e-books

Published

2024

Language

EN

ISBN

9780380003822

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Science Fiction, Children'S

Rating

4.18 / 5 (833 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14