by Ursula K. Le Guin · Minotauro · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788445009949
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"The Left Hand of Darkness" is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, set on the planet Gueden, also known as Winter due to its icy climate. Genly Ai, an envoy from the Ecumen, seeks to contact the inhabitants of Gueden and propose they join this league of planets. The Guedenians are unique for being hermaphrodites, adopting a sex only during kémmer, their time of heat. Ai meets Estraven, a high-ranking official who shows him a society without sexual differentiation. This edition, published by Minotauro in 2021, immerses the reader in a world where sexual identity challenges conventions.
Ursula Kroeber Le Guin was an American author. She is best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the Earthsea fantasy series. Her work was first published in 1959, and her literary career spanned nearly sixty years, producing more than twenty novels and more than a hundred short stories, in addition to poetry, literary criticism, translations, and children's books. Frequently described as an author of science fiction, Le Guin has also been called a "major voice in American Letters". Le Guin said that she would prefer to be known as an "American novelist".
