Die linke Hand der Dunkelheit

, #4

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German language

Published July 29, 2014 by Heyne.

ISBN:
978-3-641-13925-4
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Die Bewohner des Planeten Gethen sind uns Menschen verblüffend ähnlich – mit einem Unterschied: Sie sind androgyn, und während einer kurzen Phase sexueller Erregbarkeit entscheidet sich, welcher der beiden Partner einer Beziehung welches Geschlecht annimmt. In einer solchen Gesellschaft sind geschlechtsspezifische Machtkämpfe und Hierarchien, wie wir sie kennen, nicht möglich. Doch es gibt andere Formen von Macht – und diese werden einem Abgesandten von der Erde schmerzhaft bewusst, als er zum Spielball politischer Interessen wird und gezwungen ist, in Begleitung eines Gethenianers durch die Eiswüsten des Planeten zu fliehen.

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Here it is... this infamous volume of feminist sci-fi that I have found my younger contemporaries have never heard about. Which I find shocking, as this book is trumpeted as an infamous volume of feminist sci-fi literateur. Does it deserve this reputation? Does it deserve the Nebula and Hugo award that it concurrently? Is that even an indication of quality since garbage like Ender's Game seems able to.... but I digress.

The Left Hand of Darkness follows (mostly) Genly Ai, an Envoy originally from Terra (code for our world!) sent to the creatively named planet of Winter to try and convince them to join a planetary union known as the Ekumen. On Winter, Ai must find a way to navigate the strange, alien politics to achieve his goal without being killed in the process.

And what's so strange about this society that the politics would be hard to navigate? Well, …

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