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PublisherScribner
ISBN-101416556966
ISBN-139781416556961
eBay Product ID (ePID)62081039
Product Key Features
Book TitleLathe of Heaven : a Novel
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClassics, Fantasy / General, Dystopian, Science Fiction / General
Publication Year2008
GenreFiction
AuthorUrsula. K Le Guin
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight7.4 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2007-047222
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"When I read The Lathe of Heaven as a young man, my mind was boggled; now when I read it, more than twenty-five years later, it breaks my heart. Only a great work of literature can bridge - so thrillingly - that impossible span." - Michael Chabon, "Gracefully developed...extremely inventive.... What science fiction is supposed to do." -- Newsweek, "Profound. Beautifully wrought...[Le Guin's] perceptions of such matters as geopolitics, race, socialized medicine, and the patient-shrink relationship are razor sharp and more than a little cutting." --National Review, "When I read The Lathe of Heaven as a young man, my mind was boggled; now when I read it, more than twenty-five years later, it breaks my heart. Only a great work of literature can bridge - so thrillingly - that impossible span."- Michael Chabon, "Profound. Beautifully wrought...[Le Guin's] perceptions of such matters as geopolitics, race, socialized medicine, and the patient-shrink relationship are razor sharp and more than a little cutting." -- National Review
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisA classic science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, one of the greatest writers of the genre, set in a future world where one man's dreams control the fate of humanity. In a future world racked by violence and environmental catastrophes, George Orr wakes up one day to discover that his dreams have the ability to alter reality. He seeks help from Dr. William Haber, a psychiatrist who immediately grasps the power George wields. Soon George must preserve reality itself as Dr. Haber becomes adept at manipulating George's dreams for his own purposes. The Lathe of Heaven is an eerily prescient novel from award-winning author Ursula K. Le Guin that masterfully addresses the dangers of power and humanity's self-destructiveness, questioning the nature of reality itself. It is a classic of the science fiction genre., The Locus Award-winning science fiction novel by legendary author Ursula K. Le Guin, set in a world where one man's dreams rewrite the future. During a time racked by war and environmental catastrophe, George Orr discovers his dreams alter reality. George is compelled to receive treatment from Dr. William Haber, an ambitious sleep psychiatrist who quickly grasps the immense power George holds. After becoming adept at manipulating George's dreams to reshape the world, Haber seeks the same power for himself. George--with some surprising help--must resist Haber's attempts, which threaten to destroy reality itself. A classic of the science fiction genre, The Lathe of Heaven is prescient in its exploration of the moral risks when overwhelming power is coupled with techno-utopianism.
LC Classification NumberPS3562.E42L3 2008
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- 08. Jan. 2020
Perfect copy
This is one of my favorite books, and I buy multiple copies to give away. This copy was perfect!!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 26. Dez. 2017
Good intentions gone bad
This compelling novel shows what happens when a scientist's decision to breach ethics in the name of "doing good"Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
