The Word For World is Forest - Softcover

Le Guin, Ursula K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425051854 ISBN 13: 9780425051856

Publisher: Berkley, 1981

Synopsis

The award-winning masterpiece by one of today’s most honored writers! The Word for World is Forest

When the inhabitants of a peaceful world are conquered by the bloodthirsty yumens, their existence is irrevocably altered. Forced into servitude, the Athsheans find themselves at the mercy of their brutal masters.

Desperation causes the Athsheans, led by Selver, to retaliate against their captors, abandoning their strictures against violence. But in defending their lives, they have endangered the very foundations of their society. For every blow against the invaders is a blow to the humanity of the Athsheans. And once the killing starts, there is no turning back.

About this title

About the Author:

Ursula K. Le Guin was born in Berkeley, California, in 1929. Her novels include Rocannon's World, Planet of Exile, City of Illusions, and The Left Hand of Darkness. With the awarding of the 1975 Hugo and Nebula Awards to The Dispossessed, she became the first author to win both awards twice for novels. Le Guin lives in Portland, Oregon.

Review:

“Le Guin writes in quiet, straightforward sentences about people who feel they are being torn apart by massive forces in society― technological, political, economic―and who fight courageously to remain whole.” ―The New York Times Book Review

“Like all great writers of fiction, Ursula K. L e Guin creates imaginary worlds that restore us, hearts eased, to our own.” ―The Boston Globe

About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0425051854
• ISBN 13: 9780425051856
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 169