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SUMMARY:The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin
DESCRIPTION:A world of peaceful aliens conquered by bloodthirsty yumens\, t
 heir existence is irrevocably altered. Forced into servitude\, the Athshea
 ns find themselves at the mercy of their brutal masters.\n\nDesperation ca
 uses the Athsheans to retaliate against their captors\, abandoning their s
 trictures against violence. In defending their lives\, they endanger the v
 ery foundations of their society. Every blow against the invaders is a blo
 w to the core of Athsheans' culture.\n\nAnd once the killing starts\, ther
 e is no turning back.\n\nWinner of the 1973 Hugo award for Best Novella\, 
 and nominated for many others\, The Word for World is Forest is part of Le
  Guin's 'Hainish Cycle'.\n\nIt explores a future history of Earth and paci
 fistic ideals in its depictions of violence\, colonialism and resistance.\
 n\n\n\n'A simple story that\, like most things Le Guin wrote\, packs a pow
 erful emotional and critical punch' - Tordotcom\n\n'Deeply moving and shoc
 king by turns' - Suzanne Reid\n\n'Le Guin writes in quiet\, straightforwar
 d sentences about people who feel they are being torn apart by massive for
 ces in society . . . and who fight courageously to remain whole' - The New
  York Times Book Review\n
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