Ursula K. Le Guin: The Lathe of Heaven, Flexibler Einband
The Lathe of Heaven
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- Publisher:
- SCRIBNER BOOKS CO, 06/2008
- Binding:
- Flexibler Einband
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781416556961
- Volume:
- 192 Pages
- Copyright-Jahr:
- 2008
- Weight:
- 177 g
- Format:
- 212 x 151 mm
- Thickness:
- 12 mm
- Release date:
- 15.5.2008
- Note
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Caution: Product is not in German language
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Description
A classic science fiction novel by one of the greatest writers of the genre, set in a future world where one man's dreams control the fate of humanity.In a future world racked by violence and environmental catastrophes, George Orr wakes up one day to discover that his dreams have the ability to alter reality. He seeks help from Dr. William Haber, a psychiatrist who immediately grasps the power George wields. Soon George must preserve reality itself as Dr. Haber becomes adept at manipulating George's dreams for his own purposes.
The Lathe of Heaven is an eerily prescient novel from award-winning author Ursula K. Le Guin that masterfully addresses the dangers of power and humanity's self-destructiveness, questioning the nature of reality itself. It is a classic of the science fiction genre.
Review
"When I read The Lathe of Heaven as a young man, my mind was boggled; now when I read it, more than twenty-five years later, it breaks my heart. Only a great work of literature can bridge - so thrillingly - that impossible span." - Michael ChabonBlurb
Vibrantly repackaged in a stunning new format, this classic science fiction novel offers "a rare and powerful synthesis of poetry and science, reason and emotion" ("The New York Times"). In the year 2002, George Orr discovers his dreams can--and do--change the world.Biography
Ursula K. Le Guin, 1929 in Kalifornien geboren, gehört zu den höchstdekorierten zeitgenössischen Schriftstellerinnen Amerikas. Ihre Romane Winterplanet und Planet der Habenichste wurden jeweils mit dem Hugo und dem Nebula Award als beste Romane des Jahres ausgezeichnet. Mit dem Erdsee-Zyklus schuf sie das herausragendste singuläre Werk der modernen Fantasy. Ihr Gesamtwerk, das auch Gedichte, Kinderbücher und Essays umfaßt, wurde mit allen bedeutenden Genre-Preisen geehrt und war u. a. für den National Book Award, den American Book Award und den Pulitzerpreis nominiert.More from Ursula K. Le Guin
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