The Left Hand of Darkness (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780441478125)

50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION--WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY DAVID MITCHELL AND A NEW AFTERWORD BY CHARLIE JANE ANDERS

Ursula K. Le Guin's groundbreaking work of science fiction--winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards.

A lone human ambassador is sent to the icebound planet of Winter, a world without sexual prejudice, where the inhabitants' gender is fluid. 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 strange, intriguing culture he encounters...

Embracing the aspects of psychology, society, and human emotion on an alien world, The Left Hand of Darkness stands as a landmark achievement in the annals of intellectual science fiction.

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
ISBN-10: 0441478123
ISBN-13: 9780441478125
Publisher: Ace Books
Language: English
Published: 03/15/1987
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.30h x 4.10w x 1.10d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7
Point Value: 15
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 62984 / Left Hand of Darkness

Award: Nebula Awards - Winner
Award: Spectrum Awards - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 09/15/1987
Entertainment Weekly 04/25/2008 pg. 121