Stranger in a Strange Land

1961 novel by Robert A. Heinlein
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Stranger in a Strange Land

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 (3,928 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Stranger in a Strange Land authored Robert A. Heinlein[3].
  • Stranger in a Strange Land received the Hugo Award for Best Novel[4].
  • Stranger in a Strange Land received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5].
  • Stranger in a Strange Land received the Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame[6].
  • Stranger in a Strange Land's instance of is recorded as literary work[7].
  • Stranger in a Strange Land was published by G. P. Putnam's Sons[8].
  • Stranger in a Strange Land's genre is science fiction[9].
  • Stranger in a Strange Land's genre is bildungsroman[10].
  • Exodus 2 is named after Stranger in a Strange Land[11].
  • Stranger in a Strange Land's depicts is recorded as cannibalism[12].
  • Stranger in a Strange Land's depicts is recorded as Martians[13].
  • Stranger in a Strange Land's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Stranger in a Strange Land's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • 1951 marks the founding of Stranger in a Strange Land[16].
  • Stranger in a Strange Land was released on June 1, 1961[17].
  • Stranger in a Strange Land's characters is recorded as Jubal Harshaw[18].
  • Stranger in a Strange Land's has edition or translation is recorded as En terre étrangère[19].
  • Stranger in a Strange Land's has edition or translation is recorded as Fremder in einer fremden Welt[20].
  • Stranger in a Strange Land's has edition or translation is recorded as Stranger in a Strange Land[21].
  • Stranger in a Strange Land's has edition or translation is recorded as Vreemdeling in een vreemd land[22].
  • Stranger in a Strange Land's has edition or translation is recorded as Stranger in a Strange Land[23].
  • Stranger in a Strange Land's has edition or translation is recorded as Främling på egen planet[24].
  • Stranger in a Strange Land's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[25].
  • Stranger in a Strange Land's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Stranger in a Strange Land'}[26].
  • Stranger in a Strange Land's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ein Mann in einer fremden Welt'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 73666e22-897d-440d-9e4f-7d235e9df672[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Stranger in a Strange Land authored Robert A. Heinlein[3]. It was published by G. P. Putnam's Sons[8].

Publication

Stranger in a Strange Land was released on June 1, 1961[17]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Genres include science fiction[9] and bildungsroman[10].

Reception

Awards received include Hugo Award for Best Novel[4], a literary award[30], founded in 1953[31]; NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5]; and Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame[6], a science fiction award[32], in United States[33].

Why It Matters

Stranger in a Strange Land ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,928 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

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

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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