{"product_id":"the-left-hand-of-darkness","title":"The Left Hand of Darkness","description":"                                            \u003cb\u003e\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;'A rich and complex story of friendship and love' GUARDIAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It's a giant thought experiment that's also a cracking good read about gender' Neil Gaiman\u0026lt;\/h3\u0026gt;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo 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. 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Intellectual muscularity and honesty . . . entrancing lyricism wedded to an open-eyed realism\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDelicate yet daring, narrated with immense gravitas . . . Ursula Le Guin's masterpiece - Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHas all the depth, impact and scope of Dune . . . A unique and compelling love-story that rates with the very best of Sturgeon\u003cbr\u003eUrsula 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Left Hand of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dispossessed\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRead more at http:\/\/sf-encyclopedia.com\/entry\/le_guin_ursula_k\r\n                                        ","brand":"The Left Hand of Darkness","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42283387977919,"sku":"9781473221628","price":22.49,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/products\/BHJ-Oo5nOhgzSWrps-aedPi5wqffAwKnTuqODHuzMKNKNg_60_60.jpg?v=1679020407","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/the-left-hand-of-darkness","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}