The Lathe Of Heaven
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: bce
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
What if your dreams could rewrite reality — not metaphorically, but literally, irrevocably, and without your consent? The Lathe of Heaven follows George Orr, a quiet, unassuming man in a near-future Portland, Oregon, who discovers that his effective dreams alter the fabric of the past and present whenever he sleeps. Desperate to suppress this terrifying gift, he seeks help from psychiatrist Dr. William Haber, a man whose ambitions quickly outgrow his ethics as he begins to harness Orr's power to reshape the world according to his own vision of utopia — with catastrophic and unintended consequences. Ursula K. Le Guin, one of the twentieth century's most philosophically rigorous and imaginative writers, constructs a taut, suspenseful narrative that draws deeply from Taoist thought, arguing that the human compulsion to fix the world is itself a profound form of violence. The novel stands as a masterful meditation on free will, the ethics of power, and the hubris of those who believe they know what is best for humanity. Lean, precise, and quietly devastating, it leaves the reader questioning not just the nature of reality, but the dangerous seductiveness of good intentions.
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Format: Hardback
Published: 1971, Charles Scribner's Sons
Genre: Science fiction
Edition: bce
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
What if your dreams could rewrite reality — not metaphorically, but literally, irrevocably, and without your consent? The Lathe of Heaven follows George Orr, a quiet, unassuming man in a near-future Portland, Oregon, who discovers that his effective dreams alter the fabric of the past and present whenever he sleeps. Desperate to suppress this terrifying gift, he seeks help from psychiatrist Dr. William Haber, a man whose ambitions quickly outgrow his ethics as he begins to harness Orr's power to reshape the world according to his own vision of utopia — with catastrophic and unintended consequences. Ursula K. Le Guin, one of the twentieth century's most philosophically rigorous and imaginative writers, constructs a taut, suspenseful narrative that draws deeply from Taoist thought, arguing that the human compulsion to fix the world is itself a profound form of violence. The novel stands as a masterful meditation on free will, the ethics of power, and the hubris of those who believe they know what is best for humanity. Lean, precise, and quietly devastating, it leaves the reader questioning not just the nature of reality, but the dangerous seductiveness of good intentions.