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Name: The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Year: 1973
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Genres/categories: Short Stories, Fantasy, Award winners, Science fiction, Classic, Horror, Philosophy

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ISBN:
9780886825010
0886825016
Winner of the Hugo award for Best Short Story in 1974.

Some inhabitants of a peaceful kingdom cannot tolerate the act of cruelty that underlies its happiness.
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