{"product_id":"the-dispossessed-9781399638302","title":"The Dispossessed","description":"\u003cp\u003e'One of the literary greats of the twentieth century' Margaret Atwood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A work of extraordinary imagination and compassion' Atlantic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The book I wish I had written' Roddy Doyle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShevek, a brilliant physicist, was raised on Anarres, a barren moon with no government, army, laws, or police that has long been isolated from other worlds because of its rigid dedication to radical equality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShevek's work promises a breakthrough that could alter the course of human civilisation, but to realise it, he must journey to Urras: a planet dazzling in its beauty and advancement yet fractured by hierarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough initially welcomed by this unfamiliar civilisation, Shevek soon finds himself caught between competing visions of freedom, a bridge - and a threat - to both. In the conflict that ensues, he must reexamine his beliefs, even as he ignites the fires of change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the inimitable Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed is a true classic of the twentieth century, a moving story about what it means to return home and a must-read science fiction masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWITH AN INTRODUCTION FROM RODDY DOYLE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Ursula K. Le Guin\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eScience fiction, Fantasy\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 14 May 2026 by Orion Publishing Co.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ursula K. Le Guin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320453079418,"sku":"9781399638302","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781399638302.jpg?v=1790653362","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-dispossessed-9781399638302","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}