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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instanceOf novel
science fiction novel
author Robert A. Heinlein NERFINISHED
award Hugo Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED
awardYear 1962
coinedTerm grok
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Ben Feder NERFINISHED
genre satire
science fiction
social science fiction
hasConcept water brotherhood
hasEdition uncut edition
hasInfluenceOn New Age movements
science fiction literature
hasMottoOrKeyPhrase Thou art God
hasSubject Martians
religious movements
telepathy
utopian communities
influenced 1960s counterculture
ISBN 978-0-441-79034-0
language English
mainCharacter Ben Caxton NERFINISHED
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
cultural alienation
free love
individualism
organized religion
religion
sexuality
timePeriodOfSetting near future
uncutEditionPublicationYear 1991
uncutEditionPublisher Ace Books NERFINISHED

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Robert A. Heinlein notableWork Stranger in a Strange Land