The most highly respected living author of science fiction and the only author in the genre to win the National Book Award, Ursula K. Le Guin delivers a stunning new collection of four interlinked novellas. These powerful, exquisitely-told stories exhibit the artistry of a major writer at the height of her powers.
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The most highly respected living author of science fiction and the only author in the genre to win the National Book Award, Ursula K. Le Guin delivers a stunning new collection of four interlinked novellas. These powerful, exquisitely-told stories exhibit the artistry of a major writer at the height of her powers.
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Fair. Cocked Spine. Creases on Cover and/or Spine. Worn Corners and/or Page Edges (Possibly Bent). Soiled Cover and/or Pages. Possible worn and/or torn edges of Dust Jacket. Reading Copy. May have damage to cover, notes, underlining, highlighting, but all text legible. Inscription and/or Previous Owners Name on/in Item. Purchasing this item from Goodwill provides vocational opportunities for individuals with barriers to employment.
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Like New in Like New jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($20.00 price intact). Published by Harper Prism, 1995. Octavo. Brown cloth over yellow boards stamped in purple with brown endpapers. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new. A fine copy of this collection of short stories by Ursula K. Le Guin. 228 pages. ISBN: 9780061052347. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x6x1; First printing with number line to 1. Inscribed by Le Guin to a previous owner at the title page. 228 pages. Light brown quarter-cloth with purple spine titles over yellow boards, very good with rubbing to corners, light bumping to spine head, light sunning to top edges. Dust jacket has heavy sunning to spinal margin of front panel, lighter sunning to spine; lightly edgeworn. Pages bright, text unmarked.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. SIGNED by the author. 1st edition/1st printing. Minimal wear and creases to the jacket. Pages are clean and intact. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
Ursula K Le Guin may be considered a science fiction writer, but much of her work could be easily classified as political commentary. This is true also of "Four Ways to Forgiveness," a lovely collection of novellas, all centered around two planets within her Hainish universe, one a planet of "owners" and their "assets," the other populated of former slaves who only recently wrested freedom for their planet in a hard-fought war. After liberation, however, the women, the very same ones who instigated the rebellion, must continue to fight for their own place as free people. The themes here are slavery and misogyny, two scourges of society that the western world has ostensibly taken care of. As a woman born after the women's liberation movement, reading these tales inspires an almost vulnerable feeling. Would I have to fortitude to fight for basic rights the way my mother's generation did? This is the kind of thing Le Guin can make her readers ponder. It is a powerful gift, one she does not use lightly. Readers do not need to be familar with the entire Hainish cycle to get a lot from this book.
