num_pages: 311
description: A tale of two worlds.In her most ambitious and prophetic novel to date, Ursula K. Le Guin has produced a stunning tour de force — the spellbinding story of Shevek, a brilliant physicist who single-handedly attemps to re-unite two planets cut off from each other by centuries of distrust.Anarres, Shevek's homeland, is a bleak moon settled by an anarchic utopian civilization; Urras, the mother planet, is a world very similar to Earth, with its warring nations, great poverty, and immense wealth. Shevek risks everything in a courageous visit to Urras — to learn, to teach, to share. But his gift becomes a threat... and in the profound conflict which ensues, Shevek must re-examine his philosophy of life.Cover illustration by Alex Ebel
language: English
title: The Dispossessed
titlecomplete: The Dispossessed
characters: Shevek, Takver, Bedap
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Politics, Speculative Fiction, Philosophy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Novels, Fantasy, Dystopia
ratings_count: 118661
series: Hainish Cycle
awards: awardedAt: 157795200000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 126259200000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Prometheus Hall of Fame Award, awardedAt: 157795200000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 157795200000
name: Jupiter Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 157795200000
name: John W. Campbell Memorial Award
category: Best Science Fiction Novel, awardedAt: 157795200000
name: Ditmar Award
category: Best International Long Fiction, awardedAt: 1546329600000
name: Premi Ictineu
category: Millor novel·la traduïda
publisher: Avon Books