The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

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This article is about the book by Ursula K. Le Guin. For Page Morgan's series, see The Dispossessed by Page Morgan (series).


The Dispossessed
Cover of The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Author(s) Ursula K. Le Guin
Published 1974
Publisher Harper Voyager
Genre(s) Science Fiction
Age group Adult


The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin is a science fiction novel set in her Hainish Cycle universe. Published in 1974, it follows the life of Shevek, a physicist who travels from the anarcho-syndicalist society where he grew up to a neighboring planet whose society is more like modern Earth.

Trigger Warnings

  • Bullying
  • Childbirth
  • Death (including child)
  • Famine
  • Institutionalization (discussed, not depicted)
  • Miscarriage (mentioned)
  • Police brutality
  • Politics
  • Pregnancy
  • Prisons
  • Sex
  • Sexual assault
  • War (mentioned)

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