The Telling by Ursula K. Le Guin (First Edition) Advance Reading Copy

Ursula K. Le Guin

ISBN 10: 0151005672 / ISBN 13: 9780151005673

Published by Harcourt, New York, 2000

About this Item

The Telling by Ursula K. Le Guin (First Edition) Advance Reading Copy A sharp, square copy. First Edition (not stated), First Printing (A-J). ARC / Advanced Reading Copy. Trade paperback in colored pictorial wraps. Winner of the Locus Award for Best Novel in 2001. Publisher's original review/comment card laid in.

Seller Inventory # SCX0914-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Telling by Ursula K. Le Guin (First Edition) Advance Reading Copy
• Publisher: Harcourt, New York
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0151005672
• ISBN 13: 9780151005673
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Book Type: BOOK
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

An observer from Earth for the interstellar Ekumen, Sutty is assigned to a new world in which a ruthless monolithic Corporation, seeking rapid technological advancement, has outlawed ancient beliefs and customs, but as Sutty journeys deep into the countryside and mountains, she discovers the Telling, the old faith of the Akans, a banned religion that teaches her about the meaning of her own existence. 75,000 first printing.

About the Author

Ursula K. LeGuin was born in 1929 in Berkeley, California, and lives in Portland, Oregon. She has won many Nebulas and Hugos, as well as a National Book Award, a Pushcart Prize, the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Newbery Honor, and the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement.