The Day Before the Revolution

Ursula K. Le Guin
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The Day Before the Revolution

thegooddoctor
2/25/2021
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This story is set in the same universe as The Dispossessed, and occurs just before the action of that novel.

Yet another award-winning story from Ursula K. Le Guin. A richly deserved award. Intensely felt, intensely imagined, intensely told.

Strongly recommended.

Spoiler Alert

The protagonist, Odo, is a 72 years old woman who has been part of, and a leader of, the revolution all her life. Now the revolution occurs, and Odo is coping with a stroke.

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