The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
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- Author: Robert A. Heinlein
- First Published: 1965
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: Freedom, Colonies or colonization, Revolutions, Future, Twenty-first century, Polygamy or bigamy, War, Earth, Computers, Artificial intelligence, Moon or moons, Penal colonies
- Locales: Space, Earth, Moon
Heinlein received his fourth and final Hugo award for The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress. Though the work is a masterpiece in every way—scientific background, plot construction, setting, characterization—it is usually remembered for the brilliant characterization of “Mike,” the supercomputer that develops a personality. Though Mike receives the most attention, all the major figures are among Heinlein's most completely realized characters. Mike's first friend, the computer technician Manuel Garcia O’Kelly (“Mannie”), is the narrator of the novel. Born free, but the son of...
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