![]() But the Gethenians aren't the manly-men Vikings we might expect to live on such a planet. Le Guin's novel tells the story of one Genly Ai, a human whose job is to convince the people of the planet Gethen to join the Ekumen (think United Nations but in space). (Don't worry you can read this one without reading the others-but you might not be able to help it.) Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness, one of her Hainish Cycle novels. That's what we thought, until we read Ursula K. So, who do you imagine would live on such a planet? Probably some burly Viking-type dude who wears animals he personally killed, carries an axe instead of a cell phone, and listens to Led Zeppelin's " Immigrant Song" on loop. ![]() Drinks even come with little ice-picks so you can break up the ice that's constantly forming on top. ![]() ![]() Every aspect of life from traveling to housing to eating is dominated by just how frigid the world is. Imagine a planet in the middle of its ice age, snow blanketing everything, always seeing your breath puffed into the wind. Let's perform a little thought experiment. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness: Novel Study Guide Introduction ![]()
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