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100 1 a| Le Guin, Ursula K.,d| 1929-2018e| author.=| ^A634465;

245 14 a| The left hand of darkness /c| by Ursula K. Le Guin.;

250 a| Book Club edition.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Walker and Company,c| [1969];

300 a| 218 pages ;c| 22 cm;

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520 a| Le Guin's Hainish series begins with the assumption that centuries ago humanoids from the planet Hain ventured through the solar system establishing colonies on various planets including Earth. For mysterious reasons these colonies lose all contact and knowledge of each other until the 21st century when an attempt is made to establish a galactic league. Individual stories in this loosely organized series explore the inherent communication difficulties in the mingling and clash of cultures that, over the centuries of separation, have developed widely disparate social and political structures as well as a range of biological differences.;

541 3| Joyner Schlobin Coll. itemc| purchased froma| Xerxes Fine & Rare Booksd| 20230131h| $31.99;

650 0 a| Science fiction.=| ^A15936;

650 0 a| Life on other planetsv| Fiction.=| ^A472452;

650 0 a| Human-alien encountersv| Fiction.=| ^A472451;

650 0 a| Gender identityv| Fiction.=| ^A559371;

650 0 a| Ethnologistsv| Fiction.=| ^A835048;

650 0 a| Loyaltyv| Fiction.=| ^A122735;

650 0 a| Betrayalv| Fiction.=| ^A565882;

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590 a| Joyner Schlobin copy: In original dust jacket. See also manuscript material related to the James H. and Virginia Schlobin Literature of the Fantastic Collection. Ask in Joyner Library Special Collections.;

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The left hand of darkness / by Ursula K. Le Guin.

Author/creator	Le Guin, Ursula K. author.
Format	Book
Edition	Book Club edition.
Publication	New York : Walker and Company, [1969]
Copyright Date	©1969
Description	218 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content	http://www.levity.com/corduroy/leguin.htm
Subjects	Science fiction. Life on other planets--Fiction. Human-alien encounters--Fiction. Gender identity--Fiction. Ethnologists--Fiction. Loyalty--Fiction. Betrayal--Fiction.

Contents	A parade in Erhenrang -- The place inside the blizzard -- The mad king -- The nineteenth day -- The domestication of hunch -- One way into Orgoreyn -- The question of sex -- Another way into Orgoreyn -- Estraven the traitor -- Conversations in Mishnory -- Soliloquies in Mishnory -- On time and darkness -- Down on the farm -- The escape -- To the ice -- Between Drumner and Dremegole -- An Orgota creation myth -- On the ice -- Homecoming -- A fool's errand -- The Gethenian calendar and clock.
Abstract	Le Guin's Hainish series begins with the assumption that centuries ago humanoids from the planet Hain ventured through the solar system establishing colonies on various planets including Earth. For mysterious reasons these colonies lose all contact and knowledge of each other until the 21st century when an attempt is made to establish a galactic league. Individual stories in this loosely organized series explore the inherent communication difficulties in the mingling and clash of cultures that, over the centuries of separation, have developed widely disparate social and political structures as well as a range of biological differences.
Local note	Joyner Schlobin copy: In original dust jacket. See also manuscript material related to the James H. and Virginia Schlobin Literature of the Fantastic Collection. Ask in Joyner Library Special Collections.
Acquisitions source	Joyner Schlobin Coll. item purchased from Xerxes Fine & Rare Books 20230131
Issued in other form	Online version: Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929- Left hand of darkness. Book Club ed. New York : Walker, ©1969
Genre/form	Science fiction.
Genre/form	Science fiction.
Genre/form	Novels.
Genre/form	Romans.

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