Stranger in a Strange Land

1961 novel by Robert A. Heinlein
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Summary

Stranger in a Strange Land is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,394 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Robert A. Heinlein[3]
  • Award received: Hugo Award for Best Novel[4], NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5], Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame[6]
  • Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons[7]
  • Genre: science fiction[8], bildungsroman[9]
  • Named after: Exodus 2[10]
  • Depicts: cannibalism[11], Martians[12]
  • Language of work or name: English[13]
  • Country of origin: United States[14]
  • Inception: 1951[15]
  • Publication date: June 1, 1961[16]
  • Characters: Jubal Harshaw[17]
  • Has edition or translation: En terre étrangère[18], Fremder in einer fremden Welt[19], Stranger in a Strange Land[20], Vreemdeling in een vreemd land[21], Främling på egen planet[22]
  • Nominated for: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[23]
  • Title: Stranger in a Strange Land[24], Ein Mann in einer fremden Welt[25], Forastero en tierra extraña[26], En terre étrangère[27], Straniero in terra straniera[28], Vreemdeling in een vreemd land[29], Um estranho numa terra estranha[30], Yaban Diyarlardaki Yabancı[31]
  • Form of creative work: novel[32]

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 73666e22-897d-440d-9e4f-7d235e9df672[34]

Why It Matters

Stranger in a Strange Land has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What awards did Stranger in a Strange Land receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Novel[4], NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5], and Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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