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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Four Ways to Forgiveness: Storiesby Ursula K Le Guin
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:At the far end of our universe, on the twin planets of Werel and Yeowe, all humankind is divided into "assets" and "owners," tradition and liberation are at war, and freedom takes many forms. Here is a society as complex and troubled as any on our world, peopled with unforgettable characters struggling to become fully human. For the disgraced revolutionary Abberkam, the callow "space brat" Solly, the haughty soldier Teyeo, and the Ekumen historian and Hainish exile Havzhiva, freedom and duty both begin in the heart, and success as well as failure has its costs. In this stunning collection of four intimately interconnected novellas, Ursula K. Le Guin returns to the great themes that have made her one of America's most honored and respected authors. Review:"Le Guin...offers an accessible, educational and ecumenical look at the interrelationship among love, freedom and forgiveness." Publishers Weekly Review:"For YAs who have ever felt 'closed in' by society or their parents, LeGuin's book is a wonderful choice, particularly for female readers as most of the characters are women and the focus is on women's rights." School Library Journal Review:"Le Guin relates each protagonist's plight and fateful outcome with a masterly command of characterization and fascinating cultural detail." Booklist Review:"There is no more elegant or discerning expositor than Le Guin." Kirkus Reviews About the AuthorUrsula K. Le Guin is the author of more than one hundred short stories, two collections of essays, four volumes of poetry, and nineteen novels. Her best-known fantasy works, the Earthsea books, have sold millions of copies in America and England, and have been translated into sixteen languages. Her first major work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness, is considered epochmaking in the field because of its radical investigation of gender roles and its moral and literary complexity. Three of Le Guin's books have been finalists for the American Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, and among the many honors her writing has received are the National Book Award, five Hugo Awards, five Nebula Awards, the Kafka Prize, a Pushcart Prize, and the Harold D. Vursell Award of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. She lives in Portland, Oregon. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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