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The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

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Estraven
King Argaven XV
The Palace of Erhenrang
eternal breadapple

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"Truth is a matter of the imagination."


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"King Argaven XV, in white tunic and shirt and breeches, with leggings of saffron leather and a peaked yellow cap. A gold finger-ring is his only adornment and sign of office."


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"The Palace of Erhenrang is an inner city, a walled wilderness of palaces, towers, gardens, courtyards, cloisters, roofed bridgeways, roofless tunnel-walks, small forests and dungeon-keeps, the product of centuries of paranoia on a grand scale. Over it all rise the grim, red, elaborate walls of the Royal House"


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"eternal breadapples transmuted by a cook whose art I heartily praised."


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"the politician is very often something less than an integral man."


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"he’s a king, and does not see things rationally, but as a king. ...his power is threatened, his kingdom is a dust mote in space, his kingship is a joke to men who rule a hundred worlds."


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"No, I don’t mean love, when I say patriotism. I mean fear. The fear of the other. And its expressions are political, not poetical: hate, rivalry, aggression. It grows in us, that fear. It grows in us year by year. We’ve followed our road too far."


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"Of all the dark, obstructive, enigmatic souls I had met in this bleak city, his was the darkest."


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Genres Featured In The Left Hand of Darkness

Science Fiction (Dominant)
Political Fiction (Prominent)
Social Science Fiction (Major)
Fantasy (Sub-Genre)

Themes Featured In The Left Hand of Darkness

Gender and Sexuality (Major)
Political Systems and Power (Significant)
Isolation and Friendship (Moderate)
Anthropology and Cultural Relativity (Significant)
Identity and Self-Discovery (Moderate)
Change and Transformation (Noticable)
Nature vs. Nurture (Minor)
Communication and Misunderstanding (Noticable)

Tones In The Left Hand of Darkness

Ambiguity (Noticable)
Isolation (Moderate)
Intrigue (Strong)
Pensive (Mild)
Tension (Moderate)
Camaraderie (Noticable)
Wonder (Strong)
Conflict (Very Strong)

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