{"product_id":"9781473228412","title":"The Dispossessed","description":"Author: Ursula K. Le Guin\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781473228412\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 09 Oct 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the very best must-read novels of all time - with a new introduction by Roddy Doyle\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A well told tale signifying a good deal; one to be read again and again' THE TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The book I wish I had written ... It's so far away from my own imagination, I'd love to sit at my desk one day and discover that I could think and write like Ursula Le Guin' Roddy Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eLe Guin is a writer of phenomenal power' OBSERVER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'There was a wall. It did not look important - even a child could climb it. But the idea was real. Like all walls it was ambiguous, two-faced. What was inside it and what was outside it depended upon which side of it you were on...'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShevek is brilliant scientist who is attempting to find a new theory of time - but there are those who are jealous of his work, and will do anything to block him. So he leaves his homeland, hoping to find a place of more liberty and tolerance.  Initially feted, Shevek soon finds himself being used as a pawn in a deadly political game.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith powerful themes of freedom, society and the natural world's influence on competition and co-operation, THE DISPOSSESSED is a true classic of the 20th century.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47860675379358,"sku":"ADS-9781473228412","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781473228412.jpg?v=1781570155","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781473228412","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}