Always Coming Home -- Ursula K. Le Guin

<p><strong>"One of [Le Guin's] most radical novels. . . . <em>Always Coming Home</em> is a study in what a complete and utter rejection of capitalism and patriarchy might look like--for society and for the art of storytelling."--<em>The Millions</em></strong></p><p><strong>Reissued for a new generation of readers, Ursula K. Le Guin's magnificent work of imagination, a visionary, genre-crossing story about a future utopian community on the Northern California coast, hailed as "masterly" (<em>Newsweek</em>), "hypnotic" (<em>People</em>) and "[her] most consistently lyric and luminous book" (<em>New York Times). </em>This new edition includes an introduction by Shruti Swamy, author of <em>A House is a Body.</em></strong></p><p>Midway through her career, Ursula K. Le Guin embarked on one of her most detailed, impressive literary projects, a novel that took more than five years to complete. Blending story and fable, poetry, artwork, and song, <em>Always Coming Home</em> is this legendary writer's fictional ethnography of the Kesh, a people of the far future living in a post-apocalyptic Napa Valley.</p><p>Having survived ecological catastrophe brought on by relentless industrialization, the Kesh are a peaceful people who reject governance and the constriction of genders, limit population growth to prevent overcrowding and preserve resources, and maintain a healthy community in which everyone works to contribute to its well-being. This richly imagined story unfolds through a series