The Telling

Ursula K. Le GuinEaston Press • ISBN-13 978‑0441011230

The Telling coverThe Telling cover

The Telling

Ursula K. Le GuinEaston 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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Publisher: Easton Press
2000
Pages: 231

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17 live copies of this book from $15 (as of 2026-07-29).

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Author: Ursula K. Le Guin

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Inferred: Cultural AnthropologyInferred: DystopiaInferred: ReligionInferred: Speculative FictionInferred: Cultural PreservationInferred: Oral HistoryInferred: TotalitarianismInferred: Anthropological Science Fiction

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Influences: Taoism, AnthropologyCornerstone of: Hainish Cycle

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