The Left Hand Of Darkness

Genly Ai, a lone envoy from the Ekumen, arrives on the frozen planet of Gethen with a mandate to invite its people into a coalition of interstellar civilizations. Known to outsiders as Winter, the world is defined by its extreme climate and its ambisexual inhabitants, who lack fixed biological gender except during brief periods of fertility. Genly must navigate a society where his own dualistic understanding of identity is an alien concept, complicating his diplomatic efforts to bridge the profound cultural divide between his Terran origins and Gethenian reality.Political machinations and deep-seated suspicion eventually force Genly into an alliance with Therem Harth rem ir Estraven, a disgraced high official branded a traitor. Together, they embark on a desperate trek across the planet’s unforgiving northern ice cap. This arduous journey across the glaciers strips away political artifice, forcing the two strangers to confront their mutual prejudices. In the isolation of the ice, their struggle for survival evolves into a radical examination of human connection and the nature of loyalty in a world devoid of gendered expectations.WITH AN INTRODUCTION FROM DAVID MITCHELL Język: Angielski, Oprawa: Miękka, Liczba stron: 336, Wydawnictwo: Orion Publishing, Autor: Ursula K. Le Guin, ISBN-13: 9781399638319, Data wydania: 2026