Job: A Comedy of Justice

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Job: A Comedy of Justice is a satirical science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein that blends religious themes, alternate realities, and dark humor to explore questions of faith, morality, and divine justice.

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instanceOf American novel ⓘ
novel ⓘ
satirical novel ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ
author Robert A. Heinlein ⓘ
awardNomination Hugo Award for Best Novel ⓘ
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel ⓘ
linked to: Locus Award

Nebula Award for Best Novel ⓘ
awardNominationYear 1984 ⓘ
1985 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
followedBy The Cat Who Walks Through Walls ⓘ
genre fantasy ⓘ
religious fiction ⓘ
satire ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
hasCoverArtist Michael Whelan ⓘ
hasFormat audiobook ⓘ
ebook ⓘ
hardcover ⓘ
paperback ⓘ
hasISBN 0-345-31709-0 ⓘ
hasTone darkly humorous ⓘ
satirical ⓘ
inspiredBy Book of Job ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement Golden Age science fiction ⓘ
mainCharacter Alexis Hergensheimer ⓘ
Margrethe ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person narrative ⓘ
partOf Robert A. Heinlein bibliography ⓘ
precededBy Friday ⓘ
publicationYear 1984 ⓘ
publisher Del Rey Books ⓘ
New English Library ⓘ
setting Heaven ⓘ
Hell ⓘ
alternate realities ⓘ
subjectMatter Christian theology ⓘ
apocalypse ⓘ
comparative religion ⓘ
theme afterlife ⓘ
divine justice ⓘ
faith ⓘ
free will ⓘ
morality ⓘ
religion ⓘ

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