The left hand of darkness / Ursula K. Le Guin.
A human emissary sent to the world of Winter to bring it into a galactic civilization must find a way to bridge the gulf between his outlook and that of the natives, who can change gender at will.
Record details
- ISBN: 0441007317
- ISBN: 9780441007318
- Physical Description: xvi, 315 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: Ace trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Ace Books, 2000.
- Copyright: ©1969
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- A Parade in Erhenrang -- Place Inside the Blizzard -- Mad King -- Nineteenth Day -- Domestication of Hunch -- One Way into Orgoreyn -- Question of Sex -- Another Way into Orgoreyn -- Eestraven the Traitor -- Conversations in Mishnory -- Soliloquies in Mishnory -- On Time and Darkness -- Down on the Farm -- Escape -- To the Ice -- Between Drumner and Dremegole -- An Orgota Creation Myth -- On the Ice -- Homecoming -- A Fool's Errand -- Gethenian Calendar and Clock.
- Target Audience Note:
- 970L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 7 15 62984.
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Available copies
- 5 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 1 current hold with 8 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | FIC LEG (Text) | 37810434148283 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/11/2026 |
| Alexander Main Library | SF Le Guin (Text) | 34269001245233 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| East Asheville Library | F LEG (Text) | 0020508586375 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/18/2026 |
| Edneyville Branch | LEG (Text) | 33258008864287 | Adult Fiction Science Fiction | Available | - |
| High Point Library | FIC Le Guin Ursula (Text) | 30519009082317 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Lenoir Library | F LE GUIN Ursula K. (Text) | 50669012127859 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Pack Memorial Library | F LEG (Text) | 0020512603976 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/12/2026 |
| Swannanoa Library | A/PBK (Text) | 0020660302207 | Adult Fiction Paperback | Available | - |
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Summary:
A human emissary sent to the world of Winter to bring it into a galactic civilization must find a way to bridge the gulf between his outlook and that of the natives, who can change gender at will.
