The Dispossessed

The book I wish I had written … It’s so far away from my own imagination, I’d love to sit at my desk one day and discover that I could think and write like Ursula Le Guin – Roddy Doyle * THE TIMES *An extraordinary work … [Le Guin] created a working society in exquisite detail … a fully realised hypothetical culture [as well as] living breathing characters who are inevitable products of that culture – Baird SearlesA well told tale signifying a good deal; one to be read again and again * THE TIMES *A deeply imagined work of art * Encyclopedia of Science Fiction *Le Guin’s book … is so persuasive that it ought to put a stop to the writing of prescriptive Utopias for at least 10 years * NEW YORK TIMES *[Le Guin had] the heart of a poet who knew all too well the difference between miracle and eureka, revelation and revolution * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *Le Guin’s storytelling is sharp, magisterial, funny, thought-provoking and exciting, exhibiting all that science fiction can be * Empire *Le Guin is a writer of phenomenal power * OBSERVER *

Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) was a highly acclaimed American author known for her works of science fiction, fantasy, and children’s literature. Her writing explored themes of anarchism, pacifism, feminism, and environmentalism, often through imaginative world-building and complex characters. She received numerous accolades throughout her career, including the Hugo and Nebula Awards, and is considered one of the most important figures in science fiction and fantasy literature.