Left Hand of Darkness
Item
Title
Left Hand of Darkness
Creator
Ursula K. Le Guin
Date
1976
Subject
Life on other planets > Life on other planets / Fiction.
Gender identity > Gender identity / Fiction.
Gender identity > Gender identity / Fiction.
Description
Genly Ai, a human ambassador, is sent to the planet Gethen to invite the rival nations living there to join the Terran confederation. Encountering an unusual civilization where sexuality is fluid, Ai has great difficulty understanding the political and interpersonal interactions of beings with no set gender. This ground-breaking novel won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, and influenced the development of serious, thematic science fiction.
Publisher
Ace Books
Relation
SciFi Corpus
Source
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/102699415
Rights
Language
English
