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'''The Dispossessed''' is a novel by [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]. It is her most explicitly anarchist work of fiction. The book is set on the anarchist planet [[Anarres]] and it's sister planet [[Urras]].
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Second in 1975 for the [[John W. Campbell Award]] for best science fiction novel of the year.
 
'''''The Dispossessed''''' is a 1974 novel by [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]. It is her most explicitly anarchist work of fiction. The book is set on the anarchist planet [[Anarres]] and it's parent planet [[Urras]]. The protagonist of this novel is Shevek, a physicist from Anarres. Although the book "begins" in the middle of Shevek's story, when he is the first Anarres native to leave Anarres for Urras, it follows him from his childhood, through the development of his career and his marriage and fatherhood, providing a great deal of insight into the Odonian (anarchist) society of Anarres.
 
 
==Awards==
*1975 Hugo Award, Best Novel
*1974 Nebula Award, Best Novel
*Runner-up in for the [[John W. Campbell Award]] for best science fiction novel of the year.


==Further reading==
==Further reading==
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* [http://bdg.feministsf.net/archives/bdg_dispossessed.txt Book discussion group] on feministSF mailing list (April 2002)
* [http://bdg.feministsf.net/archives/bdg_dispossessed.txt Book discussion group] on feministSF mailing list (April 2002)


==Editions==
==Editions and adaptations==
* 1974: Harper & Row, New York
* 1974: Harper & Row, New York
* 1975: Avon
* 1987: CBC "Vanishing Point" series, ''The Dispossessed'' - six 30-minute episodes. Produced by Bill Lane.<ref>http://otrarchive.blogspot.com/2009/06/vanishing-point-cbc.html Times Past Old Time Radio Archives].</ref>


==References==
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The Dispossessed is a 1974 novel by Ursula K. Le Guin. It is her most explicitly anarchist work of fiction. The book is set on the anarchist planet Anarres and it's parent planet Urras. The protagonist of this novel is Shevek, a physicist from Anarres. Although the book "begins" in the middle of Shevek's story, when he is the first Anarres native to leave Anarres for Urras, it follows him from his childhood, through the development of his career and his marriage and fatherhood, providing a great deal of insight into the Odonian (anarchist) society of Anarres.


Awards

  • 1975 Hugo Award, Best Novel
  • 1974 Nebula Award, Best Novel
  • Runner-up in for the John W. Campbell Award for best science fiction novel of the year.

Further reading

Editions and adaptations

  • 1974: Harper & Row, New York
  • 1975: Avon
  • 1987: CBC "Vanishing Point" series, The Dispossessed - six 30-minute episodes. Produced by Bill Lane.[1]


References