Ursula K. Le Guin

Centuries ago, the moon Anarres was settled by utopian anarchists who left the Earthlike planet Urras in search of a better world, a new beginning. Now a brilliant physicist, Shevek, determines to reunite the two civilizations that have been separated by hatred since long before he was born. The Dispossessed is a …

Chapbook compilation of the title essay, the story, "The Rule of Names," a doublespread Earthsea map, Le Guin's National Book Award acceptance speech, and an interview with Le Guin by Jonathan Ward.