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Corgi Books, 1969. British mass market paperback, later printing. "The Illustrated Man" is a 1951 book of eighteen science fiction short stories by Ray Bradbury that explores the nature of mankind. A recurring theme throughout the eighteen stories is the conflict of the cold mechanics of technology and the psychology of people. It was nominated for the International Fantasy Award in 1952, and today is considered a seminal work of science fiction.
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That The Illustrated Man has remained in print since being published in 1951 is fair testimony to the universal appeal of Ray Bradbury's work. Only his second collection (the first was Dark Carnival, later reworked into The October Country), it is a marvelous, if mostly dark, quilt of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. In an ingenious framework to open and close the book, Bradbury presents himself as a nameless narrator who meets the Illustrated Man--a wanderer whose entire body is a living canvas of exotic tattoos. What's even more remarkable, and increasingly disturbing, is that the illustrations are themselves magically alive, and each proceeds to unfold its own story, such as "The Veldt," wherein rowdy children take a game of virtual reality way over the edge. Or "Kaleidoscope," a heartbreaking portrait of stranded astronauts about to reenter our atmosphere--without the benefit of a spaceship. Or "Zero Hour," in which invading aliens have discovered a most logical ally--our own children. Even though most were written in the 1940s and 1950s, these 18 classic stories will be just as chillingly effective 50 years from now. --Stanley Wiater
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- PublisherCorgi
- Publication date1969
- ISBN 10 0552083291
- ISBN 13 9780552083294
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages186
- IllustratorBruce Pennington
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Book Description Paperback: 7" x 4½". Condition: Near Fine: Small signs of wear. Cover Art: Bruce Pennington (illustrator). 1955 Edition. © 1951: A collection of 19 short stories by Ray Bradbury. 5th printing of 1955 edition:- Contents: Prologue: The Illustrated Man / The Veldt / Kaleidoscope / The Other Foot / The Highway / The Man / The Long Rain / The Rocket Man / The Fire Balloons / The Last Night Of The World / The Exiles / No Particular Night Or Morning / The Fox And The Forest / The Visitor / The Concrete Mixer / Marionettes, Inc / The City / Zero Hour / The Rocket / Epilogue:- Synopsis: These are stories of other worlds: of the rain-gutted forests of Venus and the deep canals of Mars; Of the empty blackness of space and of planets that have no name. These are stories, too, of Earth: the green villages of Earth - new and unfamiliar in the glow of a wondrous future. And here - above all - is the story of The Illustrated Man - tattooed by a witch with the most fantastic images ever seen on Earth:- (original cost 4' (£0.20)). Seller Inventory # 18.003.00072
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