The Dispossessed

by Ursula K. Le Guin

A physicist leaves an austere anarchist society for its wealthy neighboring world, hoping to advance an idea that could transform communication. Moving between the two societies exposes the limits and contradictions of both. A searching novel about freedom, responsibility, and the possibility of change.

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Hugo · 1975 · novel ↗
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Locus · 1975 · novel ↗
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Nebula · 1975 · novel ↗
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