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The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia

Ursula K. Le Guin

First published May 1974
Type Novel
Series Hainish

Synopsis

Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the civilized universe. To do this dangerous task will mean giving up his family and possibly his life—Shevek must make the unprecedented journey to the utopian mother planet, Urras, to challenge the complex structures of life and living, and ignite the fires of change.

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1975 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best International Long Fiction Nominee/Finalist
1975 Hugo Award Best Novel Winner
1975 John W. Campbell Memorial Award Best Science Fiction Novel Runner-up
1975 Locus Poll Award All-Time Best Novel Nominee/Finalist
1975 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Winner
1975 Nebula Award Novel Winner
1983 Prometheus Award Prometheus Hall of Fame Award Nominee/Finalist
1984 Prometheus Award Prometheus Hall of Fame Award Nominee/Finalist
1985 Prometheus Award Prometheus Hall of Fame Award Nominee/Finalist
1986 Prometheus Award Prometheus Hall of Fame Award Nominee/Finalist
1987 Locus Poll Award All-Time Best SF Novel Nominee/Finalist
1987 Prometheus Award Prometheus Hall of Fame Award Nominee/Finalist
1989 Prometheus Award Prometheus Hall of Fame Award Nominee/Finalist
1990 Prometheus Award Prometheus Hall of Fame Award Nominee/Finalist
1991 Prometheus Award Prometheus Hall of Fame Award Nominee/Finalist
1993 Prometheus Award Prometheus Hall of Fame Award Winner
1998 Locus Poll Award All-Time Best SF Novel before 1990 Nominee/Finalist
2012 Locus Online 20th Century Science Fiction Novel Nominee/Finalist

Publications (5)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
May 1974 The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia Harper & Row Novel
July 1974 The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia Harper & Row / SFBC Novel 1
1979 The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia Harper & Row Novel
September 2017 Hainish Novels & Stories, Volume One The Library of America Omnibus 613
September 2017 The Hainish Novels & Stories The Library of America Omnibus 613|7