The Left Hand of Darkness
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| Author | Ursula K. Le Guin |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Leo and Diane Dillon (depicted)[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Hainish Cycle |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Published | 1969 (Ace Books)[2] |
| Media type | Print (paperback original; hardcover also 1969) |
| Pages | 286 (first edition) 300 (most modern editions) |
| OCLC | 181524 |
| Preceded by | City of Illusions[3] |
| Followed by | The Word for World Is Forest[3][a] |
The Left Hand of Darkness is a science fiction book that was written by Ursula K. Le Guin in 1969. It won the 1969 Nebula and 1970 Hugo awards.
Translations
- Catalan: La Mà Esquerra de la Foscor, 1985, 1997
- Croatian: Lijeva ruka tame, 2004 (ISBN 978-953-203-182-9)
- Czech: Levá ruka tmy
- Danish: Mørkets venstre hånd
- Danish: De linkerhand van het duister
- Estonian: Pimeduse pahem käsi
- Finnish: Pimeyden vasen käsi
- French: La Main gauche de la nuit
- German: Die linke Hand der Dunkelheit, also known as Winterplanet (Heyne-Verlag paperback edition, translated by Gisela Stege)
- Greek: Το αριστερό χέρι του Σκότους
- Hebrew: מעבר לעלטה and later as Hebrew: צד שמאל של החושך
- Hungarian: A sötétség balkeze, 1979, 2015
- Italian: La mano sinistra delle tenebre
- Korean: 어둠의 왼손 1995, 2002
- Polish: Lewa ręka ciemności
- Portuguese: A Mão Esquerda da Escuridão
- Romanian: Mâna stângă a întunericului
- Russian: Левая рука Тьмы, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2006
- Serbian: Leva ruka tame
- Spanish: La Mano Izquierda de la Oscuridad
- Serbian: Mörkrets vänstra hand
- Turkish: Karanlığın Sol Eli
Notes
- ↑ This sequence refers to novels in the Hainish cycle. The short story "Winter's King" was published in 1969, between the publication of City of Illusions (1967) and Left Hand.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Fenner 2014.
- ↑ Spivack 1984, p. 173.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Watson 1975.
- ↑ Spivack 1984, p. 47.
- ↑ Spivack 1984, p. 166.
Further reading
- Bernardo, Susan M.; Murphy, Graham J. (2006). Ursula K. Le Guin: A Critical Companion (1st ed.). Westport, Connecticut, United States: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-33225-8.
- Cadden, Mike (2005). Ursula K. Le Guin Beyond Genre: Fiction for Children and Adults (1st ed.). New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-99527-6.
- Le Guin, Ursula K. (1993). The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction (revised ed.). HarperPerennial. ISBN 978-0-06-092412-6.
Other websites
- Bibliography: The Left Hand of Darkness at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Audio review and discussion of The Left Hand of Darkness at The Science Fiction Book Review Podcast
