The Left Hand of Darkness
- ISBN-10
- 0143111590
- ISBN-13
- 9780143111597
- Series
- The Left Hand of Darkness
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 255
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Ursula K. Le Guin
Description
The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary's mission to Winter, an unknown alien world whose inhabitants can choose--and change--their gender. His goal is to facilitate Winter's inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the completely dissimilar culture that he encounters. Exploring questions of psychology, society, and human emotion in an alien world, The Left Hand of Darkness stands as a landmark achievement in the annals of science fiction.
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