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Canonize This: Why we all should read Heinlein

In 1907, in Butler, Missouri, on July 7th Robert Anson Heinlein was born. He would go on to write science fiction. He would win an unprecedented four Hugo awards, for Double Star, Starship Troopers, Stranger in a Strange Land, and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. He would also win the first ever Grandmaster of Science Fiction Nebula Award, even though he never won a regular Nebula.
But why canonize him, with people like Thoreau and Frost? Should Robert Heinlein's work be considered part of American Literature? The answer is yes it should. Of course this begs the question "What is literature?" but I'm going to avoid it simply try to show why Heinlein's writing is literature.
Heinlein's writing, or at least some of it is worthy of the moniker literature for numerous reasons. When Stranger in a Strange Land hit the shelves in 1961 it met critical praise and massive fan support. This is due to the coming social upheaval of......

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