Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (1929-2018) was a celebrated author whose body of work includes twenty-three novels, twelve volumes of short stories, eleven volumes of poetry, thirteen children's books, five essay collections, and four works of translation. The breadth and imagination of her work earned her six Nebula Awards, seven Hugo Awards, and SFWA's Grand Master, along with the PEN/Malamud and many other awards. In 2014 she was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and in 2016 she joined the short list of authors to be published in their lifetimes by the Library of America.
"Written with thought, care--even love." -- Times Literary
Supplement (London)"Le Guin's characters, sepecially Shevek and his
family, are complex and haunting, and her writing is remarkable for
its sinewy grace." -- Time magazine"Engrossing . . . Ursula Le Guin
is more than just a writer of adult fantasy and science fiction . .
. she is a philosopher; an explorer in the landscapes of the mind."
-- Cincinnati Enquirer"A seamless creation: every thing is made up,
nothing seems arbitrary...Le Guin's book [is] written in her solid,
no-nonsense prose." -- New York Times Book Review"Brilliantly
conceived and stunningly executed . . . The setting is science
fiction, but the tradition is humanistic, reducing life to its
essentials and examining human beings in a real world." -- Chicago
Daily News"The Dispossessed is still one of Sci-Fi's' smartest
books." -- Wired"The novel flashes back and forth . . . and
delicately develops both the strengths and weaknesses of the two
social systems, the contrasting textures of the two kinds of social
experience . . . All through, this impresses with small but
incalculably right choices which add up solidly and confirm Ms. Le
Guin as one of our finest projectionists of brave old and other
worlds." -- Kirkus Reviews"Excellent characterization and
meaningful ideas make this one of the most important [science
fiction] novels of the last several years." -- Library Journal"The
combination of intelligence and imagination sends ideas dancing
endlessly around the brain." -- Christian Science Monitor"I would
be hard pressed to think of another novel that made as strong an
impression on me." -- Anthony Ha, author of Love Songs for
Monsters"[Ursula Le Guin] . . . is science fiction's best
ambassador to the rest of the world, ever. She has done more to
show people why this is an important genre--and maybe the mode of
literature we need to navigate our way into a very uncertain
future--than anyone else ever will." -- Lisa Yaszek, Professor of
Science Fiction Studies in the School of Literature, Media, and
Communication at Georgia Tech"This remains a challenging and urgent
book." -- The Guardian"Deeply worthwhile reading -- subtle,
challenging, exquisitely crafted." -- sfsite.com"The Dispossessed
paints a hopeful and complex portrait of a society rooted in
collectivism."
-- Naomi Klein, The Week"Le Guin's most philosophical novel. . . .
The Dispossessed is a study of character, ideology and the constant
of change." -- New York Times
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