The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin

About this episode

The episode discusses Ursula K. LeGuin's The Left Hand of Darkness, exploring its themes and ideas.

Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club , where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin, a story of hot beer and cold nights (and many, many other more important themes and ideas!)

Topics covered

• Ursula K. LeGuin
• The Left Hand of Darkness
• science fiction
• literature

Keywords

• Bowie
• books
• speculation

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Left Hand of Darkness

Books & works: The Left Hand of Darkness

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