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The Left Hand of Darkness
National Book · 2014 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Book Foundation Distinguished Contribution to American Letters | 2014 | Winner | “Ursula K. Le Guin received the National Book Foundation Distinguished Contribution to American Letters in 2014. The Left Hand of Darkness is her most celebrated novel. Her acceptance speech became one of the most memorable in National Book Awards history.” |
About This Book
A science fiction masterwork set on a world called Gethen or Winter, where the inhabitants are neither male nor female but periodically become one or the other during a period of sexual fertility. A human envoy from a galactic federation must navigate this alien world's politics and culture across a harrowing winter journey. Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards.
About the Author
Ursula K. Le GuinAmerican
Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–2018) was an American author of science fiction, fantasy, and literary fiction who is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most important writers in the history of speculative fiction. Born in Berkeley, California, the daughter of anthropologist Alfred Kroeber and writer Theodora Kroeber, she studied literature at Radcliffe College and Columbia University. Read more →
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