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1、StrangerinaStrangeLandRobertA.Heinlein(EditedbyXuJingchenwithTEXLive2012)November16,2012Contents1HISMACULATEORIGIN52HISPREPOSTEROUSHERITAGE873HISECCENTRICEDUCATION2794HISSCANDALOUSCAREER3865HISHAPPYDESTINY450NOTICE:Allmen,gods,andplanetsinthisstoryareimaginary,Anycoinci-de
2、nceofnamesisregretted.1PrefaceIFYOUTHINKthatthisbookappearstobethickerandcontainmorewordsthanyoufoundinthefirstpublishededitionofStrangerinaStrangeLand,yourobservationiscorrect.Thiseditionistheoriginalone-thewayRobertHeinleinfirstconceivedit,andputitdownonpaper.Theearlieredi
3、tioncontainedafewwordsover160,000,whilethisonerunsaround220,000words.Robert’smanuscriptcopyusuallycontainedabout250to300wordsperpage,dependingontheamountofdialogueonthepages.So,takinganaverageofabout275words,withthemanuscriptrunning800pages,wegetatotalof220,000words,perhap
4、sabitmore.Thisbookwassodifferentfromwhatwasbeingsoldtothegeneralpublic,ortothesciencefictionreadingpublicin1961whenitwaspublished,thattheeditorsrequiredsomecuttingandremovalofafewscenesthatmightthenhavebeenoffensivetopublictaste.TheNovember1948issueofAstoundingScienceFictionc
5、ontainedalettertotheeditorsuggestingtitlesfortheissueofayearhence.AmongthetitleswastobeastorybyRobertA.Heinlein-"Gulf."Inalongconversationbetweenthateditor,JohnW.Campbell,Jr.,andRobert,itwasdecidedthattherewouldbesufficientleadtimetoallowallthestoriesthatthefanhadtitledtobew
6、ritten,andthemagazinetocomeoutintimefortheNovember1949date.RobertpromisedtodeliverashortstorytoRobert’sproblem,then,wastofindastorytofitthetitleassignedtohim.Sowehelda"brainstorming"session.Amongotherunsuitablenotions,Isuggestedastoryaboutahumaninfant,raisedbyanalienrace.The
7、ideawasjusttoobigforashortstory,Robertsaid,buthemadeanoteaboutit.Thatnighthewentintohisstudy,andwrotesomelengthynotes,andsetthemaside.Forthetitle"Gulf"hewrotequiteadifferentstory.Thenotessatinafileforseveralyears,atwhichtimeRobertbegantowritewhatwastobeStrangerinaStrangeLand
8、.Somehow,thestorydidn’tquitejell,andhesetitaside.Hereturnedtothemanuscriptafewtimes,butit
