The Telling
Ursula K. Le Guin • Easton Press • ISBN-13 978‑0441011230
The Telling
Ursula K. Le Guin • Easton Press
ISBN-10: 0547545622 · ISBN-13: 978‑0441011230 · 2000
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This Easton Press collector's edition presents Ursula K. Le Guin’s profound exploration of cultural preservation and the tension between technological progress and traditional belief systems. Set on the planet Aka, the narrative follows an observer from Earth who witnesses the systematic suppression of indigenous oral histories and spiritual practices under a rigid, modernizing regime. The work serves as a meditation on the necessity of storytelling in maintaining human identity against the forces of ideological erasure.
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