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Stranger in a Strange Land is a 1961 science fiction novel by American author Robert A. Heinlein. It tells the story of Valentine Michael Smith, a human who comes to Earth in early adulthood after being born on the planet Mars and raised by Martians, and explores his interaction with and eventual transformation of Terran culture.
- Robert A. Heinlein
- 1961
Stranger in a Strange Land, classic science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, published in 1961. The work centres on a human raised on Mars who comes to Earth and challenges customs relating to sex, death, religion, and money.
- THE BOOK’S ORIGINAL TITLE WAS NOT AS BIBLICAL. The novel takes its title from the scriptural verse Exodus 2:22 and Moses’s reflections on fleeing Egypt and producing a son with his wife Zipporah: “For he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.”
- THE AUTHOR’S WIFE CAME UP WITH THE IDEA THAT INSPIRED STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND. While Heinlein brought the interplanetary exploits of Valentine Michael Smith to life, his third wife, Virginia, provided the basic idea from which the novel sprang.
- THE STORY’S DEVELOPMENT TOOK 13 YEARS. The idea first came to the Heinlein household in 1948, but Robert Heinlein shelved the concept in favor of projects that promised quicker turnarounds.
- HEINLEIN FOUGHT TO KEEP THE MORE “CONTROVERSIAL” MATERIAL IN THE NOVEL. Publishing group G.P. Putnam’s Sons initially urged Heinlein to ditch some of the book’s more controversial passages, particularly content that touched on sexual or religious themes.
Robert A. Heinlein, James Warhola (Illustrator) 3.92. 313,719 ratings10,089 reviews. NAME: Valentine Michael Smith. ANCESTRY: Human. ORIGIN: Mars. Valentine Michael Smith is a human being raised on Mars, newly returned to Earth.
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The complete, uncut version of Robert A. Heinlein’s all-time masterpiece, the brilliant novel that grew from a cult favorite to a bestseller to a science fiction classic. Raised by Martians on Mars, Valentine Michael Smith is a human who has never seen another member of his species.
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Heinlein proceeded to write many short stories and several novels. His Stranger in a Strange Land, the first science fiction novel to make the New York Times bestseller list, appealed to readers not only as a fantasy but also as a reflection on social attitudes and change. Events in History at the Time of the Novel. The space race.
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Author Robert A. Heinlein. Type of work Novel. Genre Science fiction; satire; speculative fiction; philosophical novel; religious allegory. Language English. Time and place written Heinlein began work on a "Man from Mars" novel in the early 1950s, but aborted the project.
