Stranger in a Strange Land
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Stranger in a Strange Land is a landmark science fiction novel that explores themes of religion, sexuality, and cultural alienation through the story of a human raised by Martians who returns to Earth.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Robert A. Heinlein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Hugo Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| coinedTerm | grok ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Ben Feder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
satire
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science fiction ⓘ social science fiction ⓘ |
| hasConcept | water brotherhood ⓘ |
| hasEdition | uncut edition ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
New Age movements
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science fiction literature ⓘ |
| hasMottoOrKeyPhrase | Thou art God ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Martians
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religious movements ⓘ telepathy ⓘ utopian communities ⓘ |
| influenced | 1960s counterculture ⓘ |
| ISBN | 978-0-441-79034-0 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ben Caxton
NERFINISHED
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Gillian Boardman NERFINISHED ⓘ Jubal Harshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Valentine Michael Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing the word "grok" ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 408 ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A human raised by Martians returns to Earth and struggles to understand and transform human culture. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| publisherCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
counterculture
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cultural alienation ⓘ free love ⓘ individualism ⓘ organized religion ⓘ religion ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | near future ⓘ |
| uncutEditionPublicationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| uncutEditionPublisher | Ace Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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