The Left Hand of Darkness

One of the best science fiction novels ever written – George R.R. MartinA jewel of a story – Frank HerbertGenre cannot contain Ursula Le Guin: she is a genre in herself – Zadie SmithUrsula Le Guin is a chemist of the heartThe exquisite prose … sings with every step. It is one thing to write a good story, or a great story. It is a whole other accomplishment, for an author of fiction, to write a true story – Becky ChambersA rich and complex story of friendship and love * Guardian *One of the most extraordinary examples of soft-core sf … reflects the author’s formidable background in anthropology as well as her overriding ethical and artistic concerns * New York Times *No single story did more to upend the genre’s conventions * Paris Review *Le Guin’s novel imagines how bridges can be built, chasms crossed. By the end, the book has changed us. Thus, the author not only demonstrates how to build worlds. She shows why we build worlds in the first place. * Tor.com *As profuse and original in invention as The Lord of the Rings – Michael MoorcockUrsula Le Guin is a chemist of the heart – David Mitchell

Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) was a celebrated author whose body of work includes 23 novels, 12 volumes of short stories, 11 volumes of poetry, 13 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 joined the short list of authors to be published in their lifetimes by the Library of America.

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