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The Dispossessed

Name: The Dispossessed
Rating: 5 (11 reviews)
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
ISBN: 9780586042199

Ursula K. Le Guin · 1994 · 336 pages

Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the civilized universe. To do this dangerous task will mean giving up his family and possibly his life—Shevek must make the unprecedented journey to the utopian mother planet, Urras, to challenge the complex structures of life and living, and ignite the fires of change.

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Andrej Karpathy
“to-read”
Heather E Heying
“@ibmmiller @BretWeinstein LeGuin’s The Dispossessed is one of my favorites. It’s an I ncredible book.”↗
Naomi Klein
“In a sea of dystopian sci-fi, this 1971 novel is a rare example of successful utopian fiction. Set on the imaginary planets of Urras and Anarres — stand-ins for the United States and Soviet Union — The Dispossessed paints a hopeful and complex portrait of a society rooted in collectivism.”↗
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