ursula le guin query

I'm trying to reacquaint myself with Ursula Le Guin. Can someone help me remember the title of the book where an outsider visiting a planet gets involved in trying to liberate a lower class of humans who are similar to the undocumented agricultural workers in the US? (It doesn't work.) By the way just in case I can't find my way back here would you please also reply to navigator.bill@gmail.com

Are you sure it was Ursula Le Guin? the description reminds me of The World Menders

Yes, I am pretty sure. The guy became a shaman among the lower class people and led a revolt that became a march that lasted until someone of the ruling class spoke to them and said something like "Go home." and they did. That's how I remember it. (But I'll look at The World Menders.)

I sugest looking at the author page http://www.librarything.com/author/guinursulakle

It might be The Word for World is Forest. If not you will see the other titles, which might jog your memory.

Do you remember if there was some racism? In Four ways to forgiveness the stories take place in a planet where one part of the population is used as slaves by the other part, based on colour of the skin. The slaves are used for domestic chores and as workers in plantations.

3> sounds more and more like The World Menders - one character from the Cultural Survey, Liano Kurne, plays the role of a shaman-like yilesc, and near the end, after Farrari, the focus character, leads a march of the Olz (as an Olz) there is a paragraph:

"The durrl leaned forward and said something. Abruptly the olz in the front rank turned, and before Farrari could quite comprehend what had happened his army had done an about face and was marching away, he along with it."

I must re-read it :)

The Word for World is Forest lacks the "go home" scene, and I'm pretty sure Four Ways to Forgiveness does too. I can't think of anything among her SF that exactly fits your description, although these two books are somewhat like it. I don't know the fantasy as well as the SF - maybe there's something there?

It seems very unlike LeGuin to have the outsider become the shaman.

Of the fantasy books the only ones that I can think of is Powers or Voices. I'm not sure if any have the "go home" scene, but I think both have some kind of riot in it. But none of them have an outsider from other planet.

I could have sworn it was Le Guin but TimSharrock (Messages 2&6 above.) has nailed it with the quote. Thanks Tim. Clearly, The World Menders is the book I was looking for.

:) you are welcome