![]() ![]() Urras, on the other hand, consists of three different authoritarian states: A-Io, a wealthy, capitalist society, Thu, a state under the rule of a socialist government, and Benbilli, an underdeveloped region. The novel follows the journey of Shevek the protagonist from the peaceful anarchist society of Anarres, a satellite planet of Urras. Originally published in 1974, Le Guin’s anti-war sentiments during the Cold War shine through in this complex, ambiguous utopia. The setting of Ursula Le Guin’s novel The Dispossessed presents obvious references to the political landscape of its time. ![]()
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