Stranger in a Strange Land / Foe the First Time The Original Uncut Edition

Robert A. Heinlein

ISBN 10: 0399135863 / ISBN 13: 9780399135866

Published by Putnam, NY, 1991

NY, Putnam, 1991 First Edition, First Printing 525 pages

A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. See Photos

Cel/ E. Seller Inventory # A871086

Synopsis:

Valentine Michael Smith, born and raised on Mars, arrives on Earth stunning Western culture with his superhuman abilities

Review: Stranger in a Strange Land, winner of the 1962 Hugo Award, is the story of Valentine Michael Smith, born during, and the only survivor of, the first manned mission to Mars. Michael is raised by Martians, and he arrives on Earth as a true innocent: he has never seen a woman and has no knowledge of Earth's cultures or religions. But he brings turmoil with him, as he is the legal heir to an enormous financial empire, not to mention de facto owner of the planet Mars. With the irascible popular author Jubal Harshaw to protect him, Michael explores human morality and the meanings of love. He founds his own church, preaching free love and disseminating the psychic talents taught him by the Martians. Ultimately, he confronts the fate reserved for all messiahs. The impact of Stranger in a Strange Land was considerable, leading many children of the sixties to set up households based on Michael's water-brother nests. Heinlein loved to pontificate through the mouths of his characters, so modern readers must be willing to overlook the occasional sour note ("Nine times out of ten, if a girl gets raped, it's partly her fault."). That aside, Stranger in a Strange Land is one of the master's best entertainments, and provocative, as he always loved to be. Can you grok it? --Brooks Peck

Bibliographic Details

Title: Stranger in a Strange Land / Foe the First ...
Publisher: Putnam, NY
Publication Date: 1991
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: 1st Edition