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dispossessed

[dis-puh-zest] / ˌdɪs pəˈzɛst /




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Dispossessed of his father and fatherland, a rootless Eastern European Jew on a continent gripped by nationalist fever, Roth’s self-identity was especially tenuous.

From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 2023

Class conflict, income inequality, and the recurring question of how society ought to be organized are at the heart of not only "The Dispossessed," but much of LeGuin's corpus.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2022

Since we’re all talking about autonomous zones and anarchic communes, it’s the perfect time to read The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia by Ursula K. Le Guin.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2020

That history informs the interplanetary cultural constructs in Le Guin’s great works of the 1960s and 1970s: Planet of Exile, City of Illusions, The Word for World Is Forest and The Dispossessed.

From Nature • Feb. 22, 2018

Dispossessed of their ancient power and wealth, they were content now to fill a place in the royal household, to be the king's pensioners and the elegant embellishment of his court.

From General History for Colleges and High Schools by Myers, Philip Van Ness




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