The Word for World is Forest
The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin won the 1973 Hugo Award for Best Novella. It was also a finalist or poll selection for the 1973 Locus Award for Best Novella and the 1973 Nebula Award for Best Novella.
Centuries in the future, Terrans have established a logging colony & military base named “New Tahiti” on a tree-covered planet whose small, green-furred, big-eyed inhabitants have a culture centered on lucid dreaming. Terran greed spirals around native innocence & wisdom, overturning the ancient society.
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Winner, 1973 Hugo Award for Best Novella · Source ↗
Locus poll selection, 1973 Locus Award for Best Novella · Source ↗
Finalist, 1973 Nebula Award for Best Novella · Source ↗