About the Author Ursula K. Le Guin was born in Berkeley, California, in 1929. Her novels include Rocannon's World, Planet of Exile, City of Illusions, and The Left Hand of Darkness. With the awarding of the 1975 Hugo and Nebula Awards to The Dispossessed, she became the first author to win both awards twice for novels. Le Guin lives in Portland, Oregon. Product Description The award-winning masterpiece by one of todays most honored writers! The Word for World is ForestWhen the inhabitants of a peaceful world are conquered by the bloodthirsty yumens, their existence is irrevocably altered. Forced into servitude, the Athsheans find themselves at the mercy of their brutal masters. Desperation causes the Athsheans, led by Selver, to retaliate against their captors, abandoning their strictures against violence. But in defending their lives, they have endangered the very foundations of their society. For every blow against the invaders is a blow to the humanity of the Athsheans. And once the killing starts, there is no turning back.
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The Word for World Is Forest
About the Author Ursula K. Le Guin was born in Berkeley, California, in 1929. Her novels include Rocannon's World, Planet of Exile, City of Illusions, and The Left Hand of Darkness. With the awarding of the 1975 Hugo and Nebula Awards to The Dispossessed, she became the first author to win both awards twice for novels. Le Guin lives in Portland, Oregon. Product Description The award-winning masterpiece by one of todays most honored writers! The Word for World is ForestWhen the inhabitants of a peaceful world are conquered by the bloodthirsty yumens, their existence is irrevocably altered. Forced into servitude, the Athsheans find themselves at the mercy of their brutal masters. Desperation causes the Athsheans, led by Selver, to retaliate against their captors, abandoning their strictures against violence. But in defending their lives, they have endangered the very foundations of their society. For every blow against the invaders is a blow to the humanity of the Athsheans. And once the killing starts, there is no turning back.
Aktuelle Rezensionen(3)
Rezension von caroNicht einfach durchzuhalten, es ist sehr langsam geschrieben, wenig Spannungsaufbau, aber sprachlich sehr tiefsinnig. Inhaltlich und gedanklich sehr bereichernd, es regt dazu an, sich mehr mit dem Werk der Autorin zu befassen.
Rezension von Verena‘The Word for World Is Forest’ paints a picture of a world that is both beautiful and haunting - a forest that breathes, dreams bleed into reality and every tree holds the memory of what humans have taken. The Athsheans’ peaceful way of life is shattered when the colonisers arrive, turning a living world into a resource and a dreamscape into a battlefield. The story feels tense and claustrophobic, even in the open wilds. You watch gentle people pushed so far that violence becomes their only way to survive. And the tragedy is that nothing ever returns to its original state - not the land, not the people, not even the meaning of the word ‘forest’. With sharp, unflinching prose, Le Guin illustrates how colonialism doesn’t just conquer bodies. it invades minds, corrupts symbols and scars entire worlds. It’s short, but it lingers like a haunting - the kind you don’t shake off easily. In about a bit more than hundred pages, this book delves into some serious questions about violence, understanding and caring for others, the damage we do to our environment and what happens when one world tries to change another into something it is not. It is a short but really strong example of science fiction that makes you think about society.
Rezension von LinaWow ♥️ I'm astonished by this excellently crafted novel, while also being not surprised that Le Guin did it again: writing an absolut masterpiece. (Alongside being absolutely disgusted by the mere presence of Davidson. With the bitter knowledge that people like him are existing in our world and having power.)