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Stranger in a strange land : the science fiction classic uncut / Robert A. Heinlein.

Stranger in a strange land : the science fiction classic uncut / Robert A. Heinlein.
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ISBN 9780340938348 (paperback)
Classification F HEIN
Personal Name Heinlein, Robert A. (Robert Anson), 1907-1988
Title Stranger in a strange land : the science fiction classic uncut / Robert A. Heinlein.
Edition Original version.
Production & Copyright Details London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2005.
©1991
Physical Description xi, 655 pages ; 18 cm.
Content type text
Note Shorter version originally published: Putnam, 1961. This version first published : London, New English Library,1991.
Stranger in a Strange Land's original manuscript had 50,000 words cut. Now they have been reinstated for this edition.
Summary Note A Mars-born earthling arrives on this planet for the first time as an adult, and the sensation he creates teaches Earth some unforgettable lessons. 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. The novel explores his interaction with and eventual transformation of terrestrial culture.
Subject - Topical Term Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
Subject - Genre Science fiction
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