The Left Hand of Darkness
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Themes
All Themes
Truth and Storytelling
Sex, Gender, and Behavior
Duty and Loyalty
Otherness and Connectedness
Light and Dark, Religion and Spirituality
Quotes
Characters
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Genly Ai
Therem Harth rem ir Estraven (Estraven)
King Argaven XV
Pemmer Harge rem ir Tibe (Tibe)
Ashe Foreth
Terms
All Terms
Gethen
Envoy / Mobile
Investigators
Karhide
Orgoreyn
Ekumen
Erhenrang
Foray Gun
Kyorremy
Karosh / Island
Shifgrethor
Kemmer
Vow Kemmering
Hearth
Pering Ice
Gobrin Ice
Ansible Communicator
Foretellers
Yomeshta
Handdara
Sinoth Valley
Landboat
Terra
Fastness
Otherhord
Mindspeech
Dothe
Thangen
Old Men of the Handdara
Nusuth
Weaver
Pervert
Question of Shorth
Shelt
Mishnory
Inspectors
Sarf
Open Trade Faction
The Thirty-Three
Commensal
Turuf
Mindchange
Pesthry
Hain
Kurkurast
Sassinoth
Hermaphroditic Neuter
Symbols
All Symbols
Keystone
Shadows
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The Left Hand of Darkness
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Themes
All Themes
Truth and Storytelling
Sex, Gender, and Behavior
Duty and Loyalty
Otherness and Connectedness
Light and Dark, Religion and Spirituality
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Genly Ai
Therem Harth rem ir Estraven (Estraven)
King Argaven XV
Pemmer Harge rem ir Tibe (Tibe)
Ashe Foreth
Terms
All Terms
Gethen
Envoy / Mobile
Investigators
Karhide
Orgoreyn
Ekumen
Erhenrang
Foray Gun
Kyorremy
Karosh / Island
Shifgrethor
Kemmer
Vow Kemmering
Hearth
Pering Ice
Gobrin Ice
Ansible Communicator
Foretellers
Yomeshta
Handdara
Sinoth Valley
Landboat
Terra
Fastness
Otherhord
Mindspeech
Dothe
Thangen
Old Men of the Handdara
Nusuth
Weaver
Pervert
Question of Shorth
Shelt
Mishnory
Inspectors
Sarf
Open Trade Faction
The Thirty-Three
Commensal
Turuf
Mindchange
Pesthry
Hain
Kurkurast
Sassinoth
Hermaphroditic Neuter
Symbols
All Symbols
Keystone
Shadows
Theme Wheel
Theme Viz
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