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The Dispossessed

Ursula K. Le Guin

A physicist from an anarchist moon visits a capitalist world, forcing both societies’ flaws—and ideals—into view.

First published 1975 · The Hainish Cycle

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Shevek, a brilliant physicist from the barren moon Anarres, leaves his home society to pursue a theory of time and to connect worlds long estranged. His journey takes him to Urras, a wealthy capitalist planet whose abundance masks deep inequality and political oppression.

The narrative moves in alternating timelines, tracing Shevek’s upbringing and ideological formation on Anarres alongside his present-day experiences on Urras. Through those parallel strands, the novel gradually reveals how each society shapes, constrains, and challenges him.

As Shevek encounters new people, new systems, and new assumptions, he is forced to question both the anarchist ideals of his home and the comforts of the world he visits. The story builds toward a reckoning between scientific ambition, political reality, and the limits of any perfect society.

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Authors
Ursula K. Le Guin
First published
1975
Genres
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Classics, Dystopia, Philosophy, Speculative Fiction, Politics
Subjects
Anarchism · Anarquismo · Ciencia-ficción · Communal living · Ficción · Fiction · Fiction in English · Físicos · Hugo Award Winner · Life on other planets · Novela utópica · Physicists · Science fiction · Utopias · Vida comunal · Vida en otros planets · award:hugo_award=1975 · award:hugo_award=novel · Long Now Manual for Civilization · Fiction, science fiction, general · American Science fiction · Interplanetary voyages · American literature · award:nebula_award=novel · Fiction, science fiction, space exploration · Fiction, visionary & metaphysical · Fiction, dystopian · Fiction, nature & the environment · Fiction, feminist · Fiction, women · Fiction, political · Fiction, fantasy, contemporary · Fiction, science fiction, time travel
ISBN-13
9780060512750

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