The Dispossessed

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin

Format: Paperback

WITH AN INTRODUCTION FROM RODDY DOYLE

Shevek, a brilliant physicist, was raised on Anarres, a barren moon with no government, army, laws, or police that has long been isolated from other worlds because of its rigid dedication to radical equality.

Shevek’s work promises a breakthrough that could alter the course of human civilisation, but to realise it, he must journey to Urras: a planet dazzling in its beauty and advancement yet fractured by hierarchy.

Though initially welcomed by this unfamiliar civilisation, Shevek soon finds himself caught between competing visions of freedom, a bridge – and a threat – to both. In the conflict that ensues, he must reexamine his beliefs, even as he ignites the fires of change.

From the inimitable Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed is a true classic of the twentieth century, a moving story about what it means to return home and a must-read science fiction masterpiece.

‘One of the literary greats of the twentieth century’ — Margaret Atwood

‘A work of extraordinary imagination and compassion’ — Atlantic

‘The book I wish I had written’ — Roddy Doyle

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