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Planet of Exile
by Ursula K. Le Guin
"She the stranger, the foreigner, of alien blood and mind, did not share his power or his conscience or his knowledge or his exile. She shared nothing at all with him, but had met him and joined with him wholly and immediately across the gulf of thier great difference: as if it were the difference, the alienness between them, that let them meet, and that in joining together, freed them."
― Ursula K. Le Guin, Planet of Exile
I'm making my way through Library of America's recent Le Guin Box Set. While the books don't have a specific order, I'm letting LOA chose the path. I guess that makes as much sense as anything. I have, however, already read [b:The Dispossessed|13651|The Dispossessed|Ursula K. Le Guin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1353467455s/13651.jpg|2684122], so I guess I'm not reading them in EXACT Library of America order. Oh, well.
'Planet of Exile' is the second book in LOA's [b:Ursula K. Le Guin: Hainish Novels and Stories, Vol. 1|33533490|Ursula K. Le Guin Hainish Novels and Stories, Vol. 1|Ursula K. Le Guin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1498885691s/33533490.jpg|54298767]. It was originally published in 1966, Le Guin's second published novel (I believe). I love the prose. I love the spareness. I love the empathy of Le Guin's writing. Themes of foreigness, language, exile, belonging, family, history, surge and bubble througout this series. There is always a bit of an imbalance too in these books (I mean so far, I've only read 3 now).
There are usually those who have more knowledge, history, and perspective than other tribes of men. It is how that chasm gets crossed, fused, and understood that is key. This is where (I believe) much of Le Guin's genius lies. Yes, she is creating her own SciFi universe, but she is doing way more. She is unlocking OUR universe. Ultimately this isn't a Hainish story, this is a story of mankind, told in the form of a fable or tale.
― Ursula K. Le Guin, Planet of Exile
I'm making my way through Library of America's recent Le Guin Box Set. While the books don't have a specific order, I'm letting LOA chose the path. I guess that makes as much sense as anything. I have, however, already read [b:The Dispossessed|13651|The Dispossessed|Ursula K. Le Guin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1353467455s/13651.jpg|2684122], so I guess I'm not reading them in EXACT Library of America order. Oh, well.
'Planet of Exile' is the second book in LOA's [b:Ursula K. Le Guin: Hainish Novels and Stories, Vol. 1|33533490|Ursula K. Le Guin Hainish Novels and Stories, Vol. 1|Ursula K. Le Guin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1498885691s/33533490.jpg|54298767]. It was originally published in 1966, Le Guin's second published novel (I believe). I love the prose. I love the spareness. I love the empathy of Le Guin's writing. Themes of foreigness, language, exile, belonging, family, history, surge and bubble througout this series. There is always a bit of an imbalance too in these books (I mean so far, I've only read 3 now).
There are usually those who have more knowledge, history, and perspective than other tribes of men. It is how that chasm gets crossed, fused, and understood that is key. This is where (I believe) much of Le Guin's genius lies. Yes, she is creating her own SciFi universe, but she is doing way more. She is unlocking OUR universe. Ultimately this isn't a Hainish story, this is a story of mankind, told in the form of a fable or tale.