STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND
by HEINLEIN, ROBERT A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VERY GOOD WITHOUT D.J.
- Seller
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BURLINGTON, Wisconsin, United States
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Synopsis
Stranger in a Strange Land is a best-selling 1961 Hugo Award-winning science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein. It tells the story of Valentine Michael Smith, a human raised by Martians on the planet Mars, upon his return to Earth in early adulthood. The novel explores his interaction with — and eventual transformation of — Earth culture. The novel's title refers to the Biblical Book of Exodus. According to Heinlein in Grumbles from the Grave, the novel's working title was The Heretic.
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- Bookseller
- JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- COLLECTI012971I
- Title
- STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND
- Author
- HEINLEIN, ROBERT A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VERY GOOD WITHOUT D.J.
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Publisher
- PUTNAM'S SONS (G.P.)
- Place of Publication
- NEW YORK NY
- Date Published
- PUB 1961
- Keywords
- WITH "C22" ON TERMINAL LEAF / WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD, SCIENCE FICTION, HUGO AWARD
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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