BOOK CLUB: The Dispossessed by Ursula LeGuin
Wed 09 Sept
|London
Want to join? Simply read the book, RSVP, and show up for an evening of literary discussion.
Time & Location
09 Sept 2026, 19:00 – 21:00
London, 50 Greek St, London W1D 4EQ, UK
About the event
2nd Wednesday of the month, every month!
Want to join? Simply read the book, RSVP, and show up for an evening of literary discussion.
Arrive from 7pm for a 7.30pm start.
The Dispossessed by Ursula K Le Guin for 9 September
A bleak moon settled by utopian anarchists, Anarres has long been isolated from other worlds, including its mother planet, Urras—a civilization of warring nations, great poverty, and immense wealth. Now Shevek, a brilliant physicist, is determined to reunite the two planets, which have been divided by centuries of distrust. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have kept them apart.
To visit Urras—to learn, to teach, to share—will require great sacrifice and risks, which Shevek willingly accepts. But the ambitious scientist's gift is soon seen as a threat, and in the profound conflict that ensues, he must reexamine his beliefs even as he ignites the fires of change.
RSVP and any pre- or post- Book Club dinner bookings to reception@unionclub.co.uk