{"product_id":"the-left-hand-of-darkness-9780441478125","title":"The Left Hand of Darkness","description":"\u003cb\u003e50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION--WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY DAVID MITCHELL AND A NEW AFTERWORD BY CHARLIE JANE ANDERS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin's groundbreaking work of science fiction--winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA lone human ambassador is sent to the icebound planet of Winter, a world without sexual prejudice, where the inhabitants' gender is fluid. 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 strange, intriguing culture he encounters... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmbracing the aspects of psychology, society, and human emotion on an alien world, \u003ci\u003eThe Left Hand of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e stands as a landmark achievement in the annals of intellectual science fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUrsula Kroeber Le Guin\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Berkeley, California, in 1929. She was the bestselling author of the Earthsea books and the Hainish books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Left Hand of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, which was awarded both the Nebula and the Hugo Awards. With the awarding of the 1975 Hugo and Nebula Awards to \u003ci\u003eThe Dispossessed\u003c\/i\u003e, she became the first author to win both awards twice for novels. She passed away in 2018.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50575442903314,"sku":"9780441478125","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_93353f6e-eebb-4c74-a2fb-1f0c403de4ac.jpg?v=1731981756","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-left-hand-of-darkness-9780441478125","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}