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The Word for World Is Forest Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher: Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC

Le Guin's The Word for World is Forest, which relocates the familiar narrative of the Western exploitation of indigenous peoples to space. The monitoring and reporting systems of the World Bank forest sector operations are inadequate to verify whether its operations are supporting forest management in an environmentally and socially sustainable way. Le Guin was probably quite original when it was first published as a novella in 1972 and even when it was expanded into a novel in 1976. This book serves as a campaign for the forests around the world. Le Guin's The Word for World is Forest, I strongly believe that Le Guin is headlining an environmental message. The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Now, even if Hooters restaurants are colloquially called "breastaurants" because of their cheeky name and scantily-clad female servers, it won't be able to do so in any official capacity. In some sense, this is yet another precursor to Hollywood movie "Avatar". I want you to feel the power of the word YES and I know once you do, you will want to use it, both for yourself and for the children of the world. I'll put it among the essential reads of science fiction on colonialism. Cover image of the novella The Word For World is Forest by Ursula K Le Guin. However, it appears to owe a bigger debt still to Ursula K.