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  • The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia is a 1974 utopian science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, set in the same fictional universe as that of The Left Hand of Darkness (the Hainish Cycle). The book won both the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award in 1975, and is notable for achieving a degree of literary recognition unusual for science fiction works. The story has many themes, as well as the creation of the ansible, an instantaneous communications device that plays a critical role in Le Guin's... full article at wikipedia
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  • 1974
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  • 1974
  • 0060125632
  • 2003
  • 006051275X
  • 1994
  • 9780061054884
  • 1985
  • 9780380003822
  • 1991
  • 9780061001376
  • 1999
  • 9780785764038
  • 1975
  • 038051284X
  • 1975
  • 0586042199
  • 1991
  • 0061001376
  • 1974
  • 0575016787
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