{"product_id":"9781399638302","title":"The Dispossessed","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Le Guin, Ursula K. \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eScience fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 14 May 2026 by Orion Publishing Co (Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicolson) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the S.F. Masterworks' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 198 x 26 | 296g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'One of the literary greats of the twentieth century' Margaret Atwood'A work of extraordinary imagination and compassion' Atlantic'The book I wish I had written' Roddy DoyleShevek, a brilliant physicist, was raised on Anarres, a barren moon with no government, army, laws, or police that has long been isolated from other worlds because of its rigid dedication to radical equality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Shevek's work promises a breakthrough that could alter the course of human civilisation, but to realise it, he must journey to Urras: a planet dazzling in its beauty and advancement yet fractured by hierarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Though initially welcomed by this unfamiliar civilisation, Shevek soon finds himself caught between competing visions of freedom, a bridge - and a threat - to both. In the conflict that ensues, he must reexamine his beliefs, even as he ignites the fires of change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  From the inimitable Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed is a true classic of the twentieth century, a moving story about what it means to return home and a must-read science fiction masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWITH AN INTRODUCTION FROM RODDY DOYLE\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58179218669949,"sku":"9781399638302","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781399638302.jpg?v=1778955467","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.com\/products\/9781399638302","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}