Forastero en tierra extraña

Paperback, 720 pages

Spanish language

Published Dec. 20, 1991

ISBN:
978-84-233-2065-3
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4 stars (16 reviews)

"Forastero en tierra extraña" es una novela de ciencia ficción de 1961 del autor estadounidense Robert A. Heinlein. Cuenta la historia de San Valentín Michael Smith, un humano que viene a la Tierra en edad adulta temprana después de nacer en el planeta Marte y criado por los marcianos. La novela explora su interacción con —y eventual transformación de— la cultura extraterrestre. El título es una alusión a la frase en Éxodo 2:22. Según Heinlein, el título de trabajo de la novela era The Heretic. Varias ediciones posteriores del libro lo han promovido como "La más famosa novela de ficción científica jamás escrita".

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Review of 'Stranger in a Strange Land' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I enjoyed this for the Martian angle and Heineline's pellucid blend of liberalism and philosophy. I know the science fiction community is rather odd as a rule, but quite why this novel is so holy, I sort of fail to Grok. I've read better Heinleins. This was very enjoyable, don't get me wrong, but sometimes I do think all the hype over a work can place it on a pedestal it may struggle to overcome

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4 stars

Sex, Space, and Salvation

For ECD.

Jubal Harshaw is a grumpy old man who surrounds himself with beautiful
women and an electric fence in an Edenic retreat in the Poconos in
Robert Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land. This is a good thing,
since he has an uncanny talent for irritating almost anybody, redeemed
by a keen wit and a nose for the sweet spot in a bargain. When there
is blood in the water, Harshaw smells it. The key clue, among quite a
few, that this balding contrarian is a stand in for author Heinlein
himself is that he largely makes his living by spontaneously dictating
short stories. Although his periodic pontifications on the nature and
history of almost anything gives the game away almost as easily.
Harshaw, among other roles, serves as the chorus expounding upon the
themes of sex, freedom, stories, and salvation that comprise the major …