by Ursula K. Le Guin · Virago Press Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781860491894
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«The Left Hand of Darkness» is the science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, published by Virago Press Ltd in paperback (256 pages, in English).
Genly Ai, an envoy of the Ekumen federation, arrives on the planet Winter to persuade its inhabitants to join the interstellar civilization. There he must confront a radically different culture, whose individuals can choose and change gender, which tests his own conceptions of identity and communication.
Part of Le Guin's Hainish cycle (fourth installment). Winner of the Hugo and Nebula awards for best novel.
For readers of classic science fiction and novels that explore gender and identity.
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".
