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Stranger in a Strange Land

Robert A. Heinlein

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Published 1961 by G. P. Putnam's Sons · 408 pages

Hugo Winner 1962
Science Fiction

Synopsis

Valentine Michael Smith, a human raised by Martians on Mars, returns to Earth as a young adult with extraordinary psychic powers and no understanding of human culture or customs. As he learns about humanity through a series of mentors and eventually founds his own religious movement, the novel explores themes of free love, individualism, and the nature of consciousness.

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US

ISBN

9780441790340

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