The Left Hand of Darkness

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The Left Hand of Darkness

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publishing house: Ace
publication date: 2000 -7
language: English
number of pages: 304

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A groundbreaking work of science fiction, <i>The Left Hand of Darkness</i> tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants spend most of their time without a gender. His goal is to facilitate Winter's inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the completely dissimilar culture that he encounters.<br /><br />Embracing the aspects of psychology, society, and human emotion on an alien world, <i>The Left Hand of Darkness</i> stands as a landmark achievement in the annals of intellectual science fiction.

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