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For Us, the Living : a Comedy of Customs by Robert A. Heinlein; Robert James, Ph.D.; Spider Robinson is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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For Us, the Living: A Comedy of Customs is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. It was written in 1938 and published for the first time in 2003.[1] Heinlein admirer and science fiction author Spider Robinson titled his introductory essay "RAH DNA", as he believes this first, unpublished novel formed the DNA of Heinlein's later works.The novel's manuscript was lost until biographer Robert James traced down references to it. His research led to its rediscovery in a box left in a garage. Heinlein had apparently sent it to an earlier biographer, Leon Stover.[2]Plot summaryPerry Nelson, a normal 1939 engineer and Navy pilot, is driving his automobile when he has a blowout, skids over a cliff, and wakes up in the year 2086. Though he was apparently killed in the summer, he re-appears in extremely cold snow, nearly dies again by freezing, and is saved by a fur-clad woman named Diana. The exact circumstances of his being killed and reborn after a century and a half are never explained.The later 21st century people seem strangely incurious, showing little interest in how he had come to be among them and rather take his appearance for granted and proceed to explain

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Author

Robert A. Heinlein; Robert James, Ph.D.; Spider Robinson

Publisher

Scribner

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780743259989

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Fiction

Rating

3.36 / 5 (2,388 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14