New York: Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by Le Guin on the half-title page. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($6.95), faintly rubbed at the front flap fold. Green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A remarkably fresh copy of Le Guin's Hugo Award-winning Hainish novel about the corruption of a peaceful civilization by Terran invaders, an allegory for the Vietnam War.

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The Word for World Is Forest is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, published in 1976 and based on her 1972 novella. It is part of the 'Hainish Cycle'.

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Bookseller: Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 10129
Title: The Word for World Is Forest
Author: Le Guin, Ursula K
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0060125632
ISBN 13: 9780060125639
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Corporation
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1972
Keywords: Fantasy, Women, 20th Century Literature, 20th Century Fiction, Anarchy, Politics, Utopia, Revolution, Vietnam, War

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