The Left Hand of Darkness
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The Left Hand of Darkness is a landmark science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that explores themes of gender, politics, and culture on a distant, ambisexual world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Left Hand of Darkness canonical | 9 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Ursula K. Le Guin ⓘ |
| awarded |
Hugo Award for Best Novel
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Nebula Award for Best Novel ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| centralConcept | ambisexuality ⓘ |
| contains | myths and legends of Gethen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist |
Diane Dillon
NERFINISHED
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Leo Dillon ⓘ |
| depicts | ambisexual humans ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Dispossessed ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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social science fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | gender studies discourse in science fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780441478125 ⓘ |
| languageFeature | invented Gethenian terms ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Genly Ai
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Therem Harth rem ir Estraven ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | alternating viewpoints ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 1969-03-01 ⓘ |
| pageCount | over 300 pages ⓘ |
| partOf | Hainish Cycle ⓘ |
| precededBy | City of Illusions ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Ace Books
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Walker & Company ⓘ
surface form:
Walker and Company
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| recognizedAs |
classic of science fiction literature
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landmark of feminist science fiction ⓘ |
| series | Hainish Cycle ⓘ |
| setInFictionalWorld | Gethen ⓘ |
| settingType | distant planet ⓘ |
| subgenre | planetary romance ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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culture ⓘ duality ⓘ friendship ⓘ gender ⓘ identity ⓘ loyalty ⓘ nationalism ⓘ otherness ⓘ politics ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
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