{"product_id":"always-coming-home-paperback","title":"Always Coming Home - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShruti Swamy\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"One of [Le Guin's] most radical novels. . . . \u003cem\u003eAlways Coming Home\u003c\/em\u003e is a study in what a complete and utter rejection of capitalism and patriarchy might look like--for society and for the art of storytelling.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReissued for a new generation of readers, Ursula K. Le Guin's magnificent work of imagination, a visionary, genre-crossing story about a future utopian community on the Northern California coast, hailed as \"masterly\" (\u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e), \"hypnotic\" (\u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e) and \"[her] most consistently lyric and luminous book\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times). \u003c\/em\u003eThis new edition includes an introduction by Shruti Swamy, author of \u003cem\u003eA House is a Body.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMidway through her career, Ursula K. Le Guin embarked on one of her most detailed, impressive literary projects, a novel that took more than five years to complete. Blending story and fable, poetry, artwork, and song, \u003cem\u003eAlways Coming Home\u003c\/em\u003e is this legendary writer's fictional ethnography of the Kesh, a people of the far future living in a post-apocalyptic Napa Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving survived ecological catastrophe brought on by relentless industrialization, the Kesh are a peaceful people who reject governance and the constriction of genders, limit population growth to prevent overcrowding and preserve resources, and maintain a healthy community in which everyone works to contribute to its well-being. This richly imagined story unfolds through a series of narrated \"translations\" that illuminate individual lives, including a woman named Stone Telling, who travels beyond the Valley and comes to reside with another tribe, the patriarchal Condor people. With sharp poignancy, Le Guin explores the complexities of the Kesh's unified society and presents to us--in exquisite detail--their lives, histories, adventures, customs, language, and art. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to poems and folk tales, Le Guin created verse dramas, records of oral performances, recipes, and even an alphabet and glossary of the Kesh language. The novel is illustrated throughout with drawings by artist Margaret Chodos and includes a musical component--original recordings of Kesh songs that Le Guin collaborated on with composer Todd Barton--bringing this utterly original and compelling world to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47253309194489,"sku":"9780358726920","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/TklQTUR0QkNIM2l5UGpkTzBIUnZTQT09.webp?v=1768700123","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/always-coming-home-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}