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The dispossessed
Book • 1959
Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Dispossessed" is a science fiction novel that explores themes of anarchism, utopianism, and social justice.
The story follows Shevek, a physicist who travels between two planets with contrasting social systems: Urras, a capitalist society, and Anarres, an anarchist society.
Le Guin's novel is a thought-provoking exploration of different social and political systems and their impact on individual lives.
The novel's exploration of freedom, equality, and the challenges of creating a just society continues to resonate with readers today.
It's a classic of science fiction.
The story follows Shevek, a physicist who travels between two planets with contrasting social systems: Urras, a capitalist society, and Anarres, an anarchist society.
Le Guin's novel is a thought-provoking exploration of different social and political systems and their impact on individual lives.
The novel's exploration of freedom, equality, and the challenges of creating a just society continues to resonate with readers today.
It's a classic of science fiction.
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as a science fiction novel exploring anarchist and capitalist societies.

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when discussing a book that describes two planets, one run by anarchists.

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als Beispiel für eine Autorin erwähnt, die politische Systeme und Denkweisen in ihren Science-Fiction-Romanen durchspielt.

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when describing a Tolkien who could write a world without a king.

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as avoiding easy answers and being anarchistic.

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as a book he enjoys.

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as a philosophical science fiction novel exploring different societies and the breakdown of prejudices.


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