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50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION—WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY DAVID MITCHELL AND A NEW AFTERWORD BY CHARLIE JANE ANDERS
Ursula K. Le Guin’s groundbreaking work of science fiction—winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards.
A lone human ambassador is sent to the icebound planet of Winter, a world without sexual prejudice, where the inhabitants’ gender is fluid. His goal is to facilitate Winter’s inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the strange, intriguing culture he encounters…
Embracing the aspects of psychology, society, and human emotion on an alien world, The Left Hand of Darkness stands as a landmark achievement in the annals of intellectual science fiction.
From the Publisher
ASIN : 0441478123
Publisher : Ace Books; First Edition (March 15, 1987)
Language : English
Mass Market Paperback : 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780441478125
ISBN-13 : 978-0441478125
Lexile measure : 970L
Item Weight : 8 ounces
Dimensions : 4.19 x 0.89 x 7.56 inches
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