Hainish Cycle
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The Hainish Cycle is a loosely connected series of science fiction works by Ursula K. Le Guin that explore themes of culture, politics, and anthropology across a shared interstellar setting.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hainish Cycle canonical | 12 |
| Hainish universe | 4 |
| The Hainish Novels and Stories (Library of America) | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional universe
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science fiction series ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthorRole | Ursula K. Le Guin as anthropologist's daughter ⓘ |
| connectsWorks |
City of Illusions
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Four Ways to Forgiveness ⓘ Planet of Exile ⓘ Rocannon's World ⓘ The Birthday of the World and Other Stories ⓘ The Dispossessed ⓘ The Left Hand of Darkness ⓘ The Telling ⓘ The Word for World Is Forest ⓘ |
| continuityType | shared universe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Ursula K. Le Guin ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
cultural relativism
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ethical ambiguity ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
ansible
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non-Western perspectives ⓘ simultaneous interstellar communication ⓘ utopian and dystopian societies ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | Ekumen ⓘ |
| featuresPlanet |
Anarres
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Gethen ⓘ Hain ⓘ Terra ⓘ Urras ⓘ |
| firstWorkPublicationDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
envoy figures
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intercultural contact ⓘ world-building ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasChronology | nonlinear timeline ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
anthropological science fiction
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later feminist science fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | New Wave science fiction ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
anthropology
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colonialism ⓘ communication ⓘ culture ⓘ gender ⓘ politics ⓘ relativism ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | loosely connected series ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Dispossessed
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The Left Hand of Darkness ⓘ The Word for World Is Forest ⓘ |
| setting | interstellar civilization ⓘ |
| subgenre |
social science fiction
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soft science fiction ⓘ |
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The Hainish Novels and Stories (Library of America)
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