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The Illustrated Man
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The Illustrated Man
Here are eighteen visions of humankind's destiny. A mixture of magic, imagination and truth.
A captivating sci-fi fantasy
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A classic collection of stories – all told on the skin of a man – from the author of Fahrenheit 451.
If El Greco had painted miniatures in his prime, no bigger than your hand, infinitely detailed, with his sulphurous colour and exquisite human anatomy, perhaps he might have used this man’s body for his art…
Yet the Illustrated Man has tried to burn the illustrations off. He’s tried sandpaper, acid, and a knife. Because, as the sun sets, the pictures glow like charcoals, like scattered gems. They quiver and come to life. Tiny pink hands gesture, tiny mouths flicker as the figures enact their stories – voices rise, small and muted, predicting the future.
Here are sixteen tales: sixteen illustrations… the seventeenth is your own future told on the skin of the Illustrated Man.
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Ray Bradbury is celebrated for his powerful and mysterious imagination, reminiscent of Edgar Allan Poe, and for his original use of language. His prose is vigorous, with similes and metaphors that flow with apocalyptic intensity, sweeping readers along. Often considered a leading science fiction writer, his work is both disciplined and imaginative, drawing comparisons to Dylan Thomas.
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ISBN: 9780006479222
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 November 1995
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: HarperVoyager
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 19.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 220g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Ray Bradbury has published some 500 short stories, novels, plays and poems since his first story appeared in Weird Tales when he was twenty years old. Among his many famous works are ‘Fahrenheit 451’, ‘The Illustrated Man’ and ‘The Martian Chronicles’.
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