The Dispossessed
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One of the very best must-read novels of all time - with a new introduction by Roddy Doyle'Le Guin's storytelling is sharp, magisterial, funny, thought-provoking and exciting, exhibiting all that scie...
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One of the very best must-read novels of all time - with a new introduction by Roddy Doyle'Le Guin's storytelling is sharp, magisterial, funny, thought-provoking and exciting, exhibiting all that science fiction can be' EMPIRE MAGAZINE One of the very best must-read novels of all time - with a new introduction by Roddy Doyle''A well told tale signifying a good deal; one to be read again and again'' THE TIMES''The book I wish I had written ... It''s so far away from my own imagination, I''d love to sit at my desk one day and discover that I could think and write like Ursula Le Guin'' Roddy Doyle''Le Guin is a writer of phenomenal power'' OBSERVER''There was a wall. It did not look important - even a child could climb it. But the idea was real. Like all walls it was ambiguous, two-faced. What was inside it and what was outside it depended upon which side of it you were on...''Shevek is brilliant scientist who is attempting to find a new theory of time - but there are those who are jealous of his work, and will do anything to block him. So he leaves his homeland, hoping to find a place of more liberty and tolerance. Initially feted, Shevek soon finds himself being used as a pawn in a deadly political game.With powerful themes of freedom, society and the natural world''s influence on competition and co-operation, THE DISPOSSESSED is a true classic of the 20th century.
Detaljer
Forlag
Gollancz
ISBN
9781473228412
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
336
Udgivelsesdato
03-10-2019
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
3024845
EAN nr.
9781473228412
Varegruppe
Fiction paperback
Højde/Dybde (mm)
21
Bredde (mm)
131
Længde (mm)
199
Vægt (g)
238