The Left Hand Of Darkness Ursula K Le Guin Feminism,Fiction (Modern),Science Fiction

book club edition, 1969. written as a travelogue from a male anthropologist who was sent to persuade gethen, a planet devoid of gender distinctions, to join the ranks of a confederation of planets called ekumen. le guin used the novel as a thought-experiment to make plane gender within american society of the 1970s. while the novel is celebrated as a cornerstone of feminist science fiction, it ignited debate within the feminist community as many felt le guin should have been more radical in imagining a genderless society. new york: walker and company. hardcover. hardcover. book condition: fine. jacket condition: negligible shelfwear. fine.