Los mundos de Ursula K. Le Guin

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Ursula K. Le Guin is one of the most notable exponents of so-called speculative or ideological science fiction, in which, through the traditional vehicle of utopia and the analysis of unusual aspects of alien societies, she reflects on our own culture. Her works, which have often been described as anthropological fiction and where great importance is given to sociological aspects, develop themes such as feminism, ecology, and anarchy. The Left Hand of Darkness is an analysis of our sexual identity and our taboos, through the presentation of the native Winter race, an alien society that periodically alternates its sexuality. In The Name of the World is Forest, a human colony established on the planet New Tahiti uses the native inhabitants to exploit the natural resources, until they rebel. In The Dispossessed, scientist Shevek, originally from Anarres, an isolated anarchist planet, embarks on an unusual journey to the mother planet Urras, with the aim of tearing down the walls of hatred, mistrust and ideologies that separate both societies.

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