The Left Hand of Darkness: 50th Anniversary Edition - Ursula K. Le Guin

Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Science Fiction Novel of the Year, this famous novel tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants can change their gender. An instant classic.--Minneapolis Star-Tribune. n50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION--WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY DAVID MITCHELL AND A NEW AFTERWORD BY CHARLIE JANE ANDERS nUrsula K. Le Guin's groundbreaking work of science fiction--winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards. n nA 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... n nEmbracing the aspects of psychology, society, and human emotion on an alien world, The Left Hand of Darkness stands as a landmark achievement in the annals of intellectual science fiction.n