The Left Hand of Darkness : A groundbreaking feminist literary masterpiece by Le Guin, Ursula K.

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Author: Le Guin, Ursula K. Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Published on 20 September 2018 by Orion Publishing Co (Gollancz) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the S.F. Ma sterworks' series.Paperback | 336 pages198 x 130 x 19 | 238g A literary masterpiece from one of the great writers of our time: 'Ursula Le Guin is a chemist of the heart' David Mitchell'Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new' Two people, until recently strangers, find themselves on a long, tortuous and dangerous journey across the ice. One is an outcast, forced to leave his beloved homeland; the other is fleeing from a different kind of persecution. What they have in common is curiosity, about others and themselves, and an almost unshakeable belief that the world can be a better place. As they journey for over 800 miles, across the harshest, most inhospitable landscape, they discover the true meaning of friendship, and of love. Show more