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Exodus 2:22
- The title Stranger in a Strange Land is taken from the King James Version of Exodus 2:22, "And she bore him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land".
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"Stranger in a Strange Land" was taken from Streisand's 31st studio album, Guilty Pleasures (2005). The parent album serves as a reunion piece between the singer and musician Barry Gibb, with whom she had previously worked on Guilty (1980).
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- 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.
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Jun 7, 2024 · The title “Stranger in a Strange Land” alludes to the biblical phrase from the Book of Exodus, which describes the Israelites wandering through the wilderness. It signifies the universal human experience of feeling disconnected and searching for a sense of belonging.
The title "Stranger in a Strange Land" is a direct quotation from the King James Bible (taken from Exodus 2:22). [1] The working title for the book was "A Martian Named Smith", which was also the name of the screenplay started by a character at the end of the novel. [2]
Dec 22, 2023 · The only news about the Stranger in a Strange Land TV show came in a 2016 announcement from Syfy, via IndieWire. Supposedly, the series was going to be in development with Paramount Television and Universal Cable Productions.
