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Literature · 1969

The Left Hand of Darkness

Ursula K. Le Guin

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The Left Hand of Darkness
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Keeps power in play with a different literature voice.

An envoy visits a planet of androgynous beings. Gender, politics, and ice.

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An envoy visits a planet of androgynous beings. Gender, politics, and ice.

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An envoy visits a planet of androgynous beings. Gender, politics, and ice.

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