{"product_id":"the-dispossessed","title":"The Dispossessed (S.F. Masterworks)","description":"\u003cp\u003e'One of the literary greats of the twentieth century' Margaret Atwood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A work of extraordinary imagination and compassion' Atlantic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The book I wish I had written' Roddy Doyle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShevek, a brilliant physicist, was raised on Anarres, a barren moon with no government, army, laws, or police that has long been isolated from other worlds because of its rigid dedication to radical equality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShevek's work promises a breakthrough that could alter the course of human civilisation, but to realise it, he must journey to Urras: a planet dazzling in its beauty and advancement yet fractured by hierarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough initially welcomed by this unfamiliar civilisation, Shevek soon finds himself caught between competing visions of freedom, a bridge - and a threat - to both. In the conflict that ensues, he must reexamine his beliefs, even as he ignites the fires of change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the inimitable Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed is a true classic of the twentieth century, a moving story about what it means to return home and a must-read science fiction masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWITH AN INTRODUCTION FROM RODDY DOYLE\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W N","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47090361958571,"sku":"9781399638302","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/3732\/9579\/files\/9781399638302.jpg?v=1779249198","url":"https:\/\/notjustbooks.com.au\/products\/the-dispossessed","provider":"Not Just Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}