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The Lathe of Heaven
Literature · 1971
Ursula K. Le Guin
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Literature 1971

The Lathe of Heaven

reality-rewriting dreamsTaoist sci-fi uneasePortland imagined future
Author
Ursula K. Le Guin
Year
1971
Region
United States
This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.
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“The Lathe of Heaven” ; 1971 ( Ursula Le Guin received the 1973 Locus Award for this story) George Orr has a gift – he is an effective dreamer: his dreams become reality when he wakes up. He is aware of his past and present, two or more sets of memories, although the people around him are only aware of the current r...

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Ursula K. Le Guin, 1971 — The Lathe of Heaven

“The Lathe of Heaven” ; 1971 ( Ursula Le Guin received the 1973 Locus Award for this story) George Orr has a gift – he is an effective dreamer: his dreams become reality when he wakes up. He is aware of his past and present, two or more sets of memories, although the people around him are only aware of the current r...

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Lets the memory thread settle into a deeper literature form.
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“The Lathe of Heaven” ; 1971 ( Ursula Le Guin received the 1973 Locus Award for this story) George Orr has a gift – he is an effective dreamer: his dreams become reality when he wakes up. He is aware of his past and present, two or more sets of memories, although the people around him are only aware of the current r...
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