The Word for World Is Forest (Hainish Series)

by Ursula K. Le Guin

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765324641
Publisher:	Tom Doherty Associates
Publication date:	07/06/2010
Series:	Hainish Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.62(h) x 0.52(d)

About the Author

Ursula K. Le Guin is the author of more than three dozen books for children and adults. She was awarded a Newbery Honor for the second volume of the Earthsea Cycle, The Tombs of Atuan, and among her many other distinctions are the Margaret A. Edwards Award, a National Book Award, and five Nebula Awards. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Hometown:

Portland, Oregon

Date of Birth:

October 21, 1929

Place of Birth:

Berkeley, California

Education:

B.A., Radcliffe College; M.A., Columbia University, 1952

Website:

http://www.ursulakleguin.com

What People are Saying About This

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"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

“Le Guin writes with painstaking intelligence. Her characters are complex and haunting, and her writing is remarkable for its sinewy grace.”

—Time

“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

Editorial Reviews

Winner of the Hugo award, it tells an old story in a new way…The plot is originally handled…The characters are well drawn…Ms. Le Guin has written a book well on its way to becoming a classic in its field.

The Jackson Tennessee Sun on The Word for World is Forest

Like all great writers of fiction, Ursula K. Le Guin creates imaginary worlds that restore us, hearts eased, to our own.

The Boston Globe

Queen of the realm of fantasy.

Washington Post

"Winner of the Hugo Award....Well on its way to becoming a classic."

Jackson Tennessee Sun

A fantasy of the future that might horridly come true; a parable from a skilled writer that speaks to ourselves now.

The Oregon Journal

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