THE DISPOSSESSED (SF MASTERWORKS)

Author: Le Guin, Ursula K.

Brand: Gateway

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 336

Release Date: 01-11-1999

Part Number: 1688125

Details: One of the very best must-read novels of all time - with a new introduction by Roddy Doyle'A well told tale signifying a good deal; one to be read again and again' THE TIMES'The book I wish I had written ... It's so far away from my own imagination, I'd love to sit at my desk one day and discover that I could think and write like Ursula Le Guin' Roddy Doyle'Le Guin is a writer of phenomenal power' OBSERVERThe Principle of Simultaneity is a scientific breakthrough which will revolutionize interstellar civilization by making possible instantaneous communication. It is the life work of Shevek, a brilliant physicist from the arid anarchist world of Anarres.But Shevek's work is being stifled by jealous colleagues, so he travels to Anarres's sister-planet Urras, hoping to find more liberty and tolerance there. But he soon finds himself being used as a pawn in a deadly political game.

EAN: 9781857988826

Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 1.0 inches

Languages: English