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Narrated by:
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Roddy Doyle
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Tim Treloar
About this listen
One of the very best must-listen novels of all time - with a new introduction by Roddy Doyle
'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...'
Shevek 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.
With 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.
Featuring a new introduction written and read by Roddy Doyle
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- A. K. Turbayne
- 06-06-2023
A master work that should be on your list
Suggested by my book club and what a book.
A great mirror of the world which everybody should read
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- Anonymous User
- 07-01-2023
A vision of utopia as you’ve never seen it
Terrifyingly, imaginative, intelligent, and filled with insights that will make your head spin. This novel paints a vivid world so expertly conceived and intelligently conveyed that you could almost believe you could visit it. Part social critique, philosophical disposition and a desperate plea for change, the dispossessed has captured me as know other novel has if I was to include every word that I had considered or written, whilst engaging in this book, this with you would be quite literally unreadable. It is that finest work of pure creation that doesn’t just dazzle with its execution but challenges you to do and be better. Please read this.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-06-2021
Never owners, never owned
Le Guin's ideas are fantastic, it's ending paired with copyright declarations provide the perfect juxtaposition
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- Anonymous User
- 28-06-2022
A novel of interesting ideas
I wasn't sure what to make of this one. The ideas and the world were really interesting and painted vividly, but I struggled with the story structure. After reflecting I've given it 4 stars because it does keep you thinking, and the themes are still relevant today.
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- Carolin
- 08-01-2023
Lives up to its brilliant reputation
Timeless classic as relevant today as when first published in 1974. Gripping central dilemma of a science genius outcast in his own ‘anarchist-socialist’ ‘utopian’ society and unsafe on the capitalist home world - how does the extremely principled and likeable Shivek get his breakthrough to those who need it?
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- Red Skippy
- 30-09-2020
space anarchism with a heart
condemning our earth as propertarian was a master stroke. love Ursula Let Guin! capitalism downfall
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- Anonymous User
- 15-05-2020
perfection.
one of the greatest works of literary science fiction and political literature. a must read.
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- Mr. Cullan N. Joyce
- 22-09-2022
A wonderful story
It really spoke to me, I didn't want it to end. The characters are wonderful and the journey unexpected.
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- Jeanzorg
- 07-02-2022
confusing as an audio book
Well performed but the story flicks back and forth with no real pay-off. It's hard to see why this work is so well regarded. On the whole, a disappointment.
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-11-2024
Okay, not engaging
I kept waiting for this highly regarded book to become more interesting, more challenging, more thought provoking, or more entertaining . For me, The Dispossessed was a slog, not much happens, the characters are slight, the writing is ordinary, and it's instantly forgetable.
Good narration.
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