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The Word for World is Forest
Ursula K. Leguin
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Description for The Word for World is Forest
Paperback. Grand Master Ursula K. Le Guin's HUGO AWARD-winning tale of colonisation and oppression. Series: S.F. Masterworks. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 144.
When the inhabitants of a peaceful world are conquered by the bloodthirsty yumens, their existence is irrevocably altered. Forced into servitude, the Athsheans find themselves at the mercy of their brutal masters.
Desperation causes the Athsheans, led by Selver, to retaliate against their captors, abandoning their strictures against violence. But in defending their lives, they have endangered the very foundations of their society. For every blow against the invaders is a blow to the humanity of the Athsheans. And once the killing starts, there is no turning back.
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
S.F. Masterworks
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473205789
SKU
V9781473205789
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Ref
99-50
About Ursula K. Leguin
Ursula K. Le Guin is one of the finest writers of our time. Her books have attracted millions of devoted readers and won many awards, including the National Book Award, the Hugo and Nebula Awards and a Newbery Honor. Among her novels, The Left Hand of Darkness, The Dispossessed and the six books of Earthsea have attained undisputed classic status; and her recent series, the Annals of the Western Shore, has won her the PEN Center USA Children's literature award and the Nebula Award for best novel. In 2014 Ursula Le Guin was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. She lived in Portland, Oregon, until she passed away in January 2018. Read more at http://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/le_guin_ursula_k
Reviews for The Word for World is Forest
The slender book is fairly simplistic, but it's still compelling and thought-provoking.
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It's a compact tale, a masterclass by a powerful writer who fashions a lean narrative where others might have produced a much larger, bloated tome, and yet for all the brevity Le Guin delivers not just a narrative but a believable alien world and society in short yet compelling scenes.
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It's a compact tale, a masterclass by a powerful writer who fashions a lean narrative where others might have produced a much larger, bloated tome, and yet for all the brevity Le Guin delivers not just a narrative but a believable alien world and society in short yet compelling scenes.
FORBIDDEN PLANET