{"product_id":"the-dispossessed-50th-anniversary-edition-paperback","title":"The Dispossessed (50th Anniversary Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin\u003c\/b\u003e, foreword by \u003cb\u003eKaren Joy Fowler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of The Atlantic's Great American Novels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 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 work of philosophical science fiction exploring 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA science fiction classic for the ages, \u003ci\u003eThe Dispossessed\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnarres, 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 unify the two civilizations. In the face of great hostility, outright threats, and the pain of separation from his family, he makes an unprecedented trip to Urras. Greater than any concern for his own wellbeing is the belief that the walls of hatred, distrust, and philosophic division between his planet and the rest of the civilized universe must be torn down. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and explore differences in customs and cultures, determined to tear down the walls of hatred that have kept them apart in this landmark of social science fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo visit Urras - to learn, to teach, to share - will require great sacrifice and risks, which Shevek willingly accepts. Almost immediately upon his arrival, he finds not the egotistical philistines he expected, but an intelligent, complex people who warmly welcome him. But soon the ambitious scientist and his gift is seen as a threat, and in the profound conflict that ensues, he must reexamine his beliefs even as he ignites the fires of change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin\u003c\/b\u003e (1929-2018) was the author of more than twenty novels and a dozen story collections, including the Earthsea books, \u003ci\u003eThe Left Hand of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dispossessed\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lathe of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e. Her honors include the National Book Award, a Newbery Honor for \u003ci\u003eThe Tombs of Atuan\u003c\/i\u003e, the Margaret A. Edwards Award, multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, and the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. She lived in Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67966258348231,"sku":"9780063382930","price":17.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/0741\/9335\/files\/9780063382930.jpg?v=1792513875","url":"https:\/\/spineboundbooks.com\/products\/the-dispossessed-50th-anniversary-edition-paperback","provider":"Spinebound Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}