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PublisherDoherty Associates, LLC, Tom & Co
ISBN-100765324644
ISBN-139780765324641
eBay Product ID (ePID)80123883
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Edition2
Book TitleWord for World Is Forest
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicScience Fiction / Action & Adventure, Science Fiction / General
Publication Year2010
GenreFiction
AuthorUrsula K. Le Guin
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight6.1 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Dewey Edition23
ReviewsLike all great writers of fiction, Ursula K. L e Guin creates imaginary worlds that restore us, hearts eased, to our own., Le Guin writes in quiet, straightforward sentences about people who feel they are being torn apart by massive forces in society-- technological, political, economic--and who fight courageously to remain whole., "Le Guin writes in quiet, straightforward sentences about people who feel they are being torn apart by massive forces in society technological, political, economicand who fight courageously to remain whole." The New York Times Book Review "Le Guin writes with painstaking intelligence. Her characters are complex and haunting, and her writing is remarkable for its sinewy grace." Time "Like all great writers of fiction, Ursula K. L e Guin creates imaginary worlds that restore us, hearts eased, to our own." The Boston Globe, "Le Guin writes in quiet, straightforward sentences about people who feel they are being torn apart by massive forces in society- technological, political, economic-and who fight courageously to remain whole." -The New York Times Book Review "Le Guin writes with painstaking intelligence. Her characters are complex and haunting, and her writing is remarkable for its sinewy grace." -Time "Like all great writers of fiction, Ursula K. L e Guin creates imaginary worlds that restore us, hearts eased, to our own." -The Boston Globe, "Le Guin writes in quiet, straightforward sentences about people who feel they are being torn apart by massive forces in society-- technological, political, economic--and who fight courageously to remain whole." -- The New York Times Book Review "Le Guin writes with painstaking intelligence. Her characters are complex and haunting, and her writing is remarkable for its sinewy grace." -- Time "Like all great writers of fiction, Ursula K. L e Guin creates imaginary worlds that restore us, hearts eased, to our own." -- The Boston Globe, "Le Guin writes in quiet, straightforward sentences about people who feel they are being torn apart by massive forces in society-- technological, political, economic--and who fight courageously to remain whole." -- The New York Times Book Review "Like all great writers of fiction, Ursula K. L e Guin creates imaginary worlds that restore us, hearts eased, to our own." -- The Boston Globe, Le Guin writes with painstaking intelligence. Her characters are complex and haunting, and her writing is remarkable for its sinewy grace., "Le Guin writes in quiet, straightforward sentences about people who feel they are being torn apart by massive forces in society— technological, political, economic—and who fight courageously to remain whole." —The New York Times Book Review Le Guin writes with painstaking intelligence. Her characters are complex and haunting, and her writing is remarkable for its sinewy grace." —TimeLike all great writers of fiction, Ursula K. L e Guin creates imaginary worlds that restore us, hearts eased, to our own." —The Boston Globe
Dewey Decimal813.54
SynopsisThe award-winning masterpiece by one of today's most honored writers, Ursula K. Le Guin! The Word for World is Forest When the inhabitants of a peaceful world are conquered by the bloodthirsty yumens, their existence is irrevocably altered. Forced into servitude, the Athsheans find themselves at the mercy of their brutal masters. Desperation causes the Athsheans, led by Selver, to retaliate against their captors, abandoning their strictures against violence. But in defending their lives, they have endangered the very foundations of their society. For every blow against the invaders is a blow to the humanity of the Athsheans. And once the killing starts, there is no turning back., The award-winning masterpiece by one of today's most honored writers, Ursula K. Le Guin The Word for World is Forest When the inhabitants of a peaceful world are conquered by the bloodthirsty yumens, their existence is irrevocably altered. Forced into servitude, the Athsheans find themselves at the mercy of their brutal masters. Desperation causes the Athsheans, led by Selver, to retaliate against their captors, abandoning their strictures against violence. But in defending their lives, they have endangered the very foundations of their society. For every blow against the invaders is a blow to the humanity of the Athsheans. And once the killing starts, there is no turning back., The award-winning masterpiece by one of today's most honored writers. An early classic of ecological awareness in SF, and one of the works on which Le Guin's early reputation as a master of SF is based.
