Stranger in a Strange Land [THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY UNCUT EDITION]

Heinlein, Robert A.

Edité par Ace / Putnam, Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1991

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Fine unread condition blue boards/dark gray spine/silver spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Robert A. Heinlein; Author Dedication; Preliminary Page Notice; and Preface by Virginia Heinlein. First edition thus, first printing. "You now have in your hands the original version of Stranger in a Strange Land, as written by Robert Anson Heinlein. The given names of the chief characters have great importance to the plot. They were carefully selected: Jubal means 'the father of all,' Michael stands for 'Who is like God?' I leave it for the reader to find out what the other names mean." -- Virginia Heinlein, from the Preface and rear outher jacket. "Thirty years ago, G.P. Putnam's Sons published a novel that not only would become the bible of the "love generation" but also would transcentd the science fiction genre to achieve the status of a modern classic -- and sell millions of copies. The book was Robert A. Heinlein's earthy "divine comedy," Stranger in a Strange Land -- the epic saga of an earthling, born and educated on Mars, who arrives on our planet with superhuman powers and a total ignorance of the mores of man. His name is Valentine Michael Smith, and he is destined to become a freak, a media commodity, a scam artist, a searcher, a sexual pioneer, a neon evangelist, a martyr, and finally, a messiah. To commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of its original publication, Putnam proudly presents the uncut version of this watershed work. Here is every word, every turn of phrase, exactly as Heinlein intended it. Bigger, richer than its predecessor, this edition describes a geopolitical world and a post-holocaust America considerably more plausible today than in 1961. Here, fully presented for the first time, is all the irreverence, all the irony, all the frank sensuality for which Stranger is legendary. Here, too, are the roots of New Age culture as they were first embraced by a freer generation thirty years ago. For Heinlein fans and science fiction buffs, for the millions of readers who took Stranger in a Strange Land to their hearts, and for a whole new generation in search of the spirited and the spiritual, the publication of this uncut version is indeed cause for celebration." -- from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. N° de réf. du vendeur 006674

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Titre : Stranger in a Strange Land [THIRTIETH ...

Éditeur : Ace / Putnam, Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York

Date d'édition : 1991

Reliure : Hardcover

Etat : Fine

Etat de la jaquette : Fine

Edition : 1st Edition