Hugo Award Best Novel Winner
Stranger in a Strange Land
by Robert A. Heinlein
Summary
A human raised by Martians returns to Earth as a young man who must learn what it means to be human, bringing with him alien powers and a radically different way of seeing the world. He gathers followers and founds a movement that challenges conventional ideas about religion, property, and sexuality. Heinlein turns the premise into a sweeping satire of human institutions and a vision of a new way to live.
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Historical Context & Significance
It became a touchstone of 1960s counterculture and added the word grok to the English language.