by Ursula K. Le Guin · RAYO VERDE EDITORIAL, S.L · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788419206688
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«Els desposseïts» is the science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, published by Rayo Verde Editorial in paperback (432 pages, in Catalan).
Physicist Shevek, on the anarchist planet Anarres, develops a theory of time and discovers that his revolution has become bureaucratized. He travels to Urras, an opulent and hierarchical planet, to share his findings, but there and in his own world he clashes with the limits of freedom. The novel contrasts two social models.
The novel won the Nebula (1974), Hugo (1975), Locus (1975), and Prometheus Hall of Fame (1993) awards. Catalan translation by Blanca Busquets.
Aimed at readers aged 14 and up interested in science fiction with social critique.
Ursula Kroeber Le Guin was an American author. She is best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the Earthsea fantasy series. Her work was first published in 1959, and her literary career spanned nearly sixty years, producing more than twenty novels and more than a hundred short stories, in addition to poetry, literary criticism, translations, and children's books. Frequently described as an author of science fiction, Le Guin has also been called a "major voice in American Letters". Le Guin said that she would prefer to be known as an "American novelist".
