{"product_id":"the-illustrated-man","title":"The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA seminal work in Ray Bradbury's career, \u003ci\u003eThe Illustrated Man\u003c\/i\u003e is a mesmerizing collection of eighteen interconnected sci-fi short stories that explore the dichotomy of human nature and technology.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRay Bradbury brings wonders alive. For this peerless American storyteller, the most bewitching force in the universe is human nature. In these eighteen startling tales unfolding across a canvas of tattooed skin, living cities take their vengeance, technology awakens the most primal natural instincts, and dreams are carried aloft in junkyard rockets. Provocative and powerful, \u003ci\u003eThe Illustrated Man \u003c\/i\u003eis a kaleidoscopic blending of magic, imagination, and truth--as exhilarating as interplanetary travel, as maddening as a walk in a million-year rain, and as comforting as simple, familiar rituals on the last night of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book contains 18 eerie and profound tales from the famous author.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Bradbury is an authentic original.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"His stories and novels are part of the American language.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A master... Bradbury has a style all his own, much imitated but never matched.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePortland Oregonian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Ray Bradbury has accomplished what very few artists do. With his visions of possible futures and edgy presents . . . he has changed us.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Deftly plotted, beautifully written, characterized by protagonists who are intensely real . . . there is no writer quite like Ray Bradbury.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRay Bradbury\u003c\/strong\u003e (1920-2012) was the author of more than three dozen books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFahrenheit 451\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Martian Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Illustrated Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSomething Wicked This Way Comes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as hundreds of short stories. He wrote for the theater, cinema, and TV, including the screenplay for John Huston's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the Emmy Award-winning teleplay \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Halloween Tree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and adapted for television sixty-five of his stories for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ray Bradbury Theater\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He was the recipient of the 2000 National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, and numerous other honors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45955952836794,"sku":"9781451678185","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_de3b68b2-af5f-4d9b-ac2f-175545d4ae73.jpg?v=1780725484","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/the-illustrated-man","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}