{"product_id":"the-golden-apples-of-the-sun-9780380730391","title":"The Golden Apples of the Sun","description":"Ray Bradbury is a modern cultural treasure. His disarming simplicity of style underlies a towering body of work unmatched in metaphorical power by any other American storyteller. And here, presented in a new trade edition, are thirty-two of his most famous tales--prime examples of the poignant and mysterious poetry which Bradbury uniquely uncovers in the depths of the human soul, the otherwordly portraits of \u003cem\u003eoutr \u003c\/em\u003e fascination which spring from the canvas of one of the century's great men of imagination. From a lonely coastal lighthouse to a sixty-million-year-old safary, from the pouring rain of Venus to the ominous silence of a murder scene, Ray Bradbury is our sure-handed guide not only to surprising and outrageous manifestations of the future, but also to the wonders of the present that we could never have imagined on our own.Ray Bradbury is a modern cultural treasure. His disarming simplicity of style underlies a towering body of work unmatched in metaphorical power by any other American storyteller. And here, presented in a new trade edition, are thirty-two of his most famous tales--prime examples of the poignant and mysterious poetry which Bradbury uniquely uncovers in the depths of the human soul, the otherwordly portraits of outre fascination which spring from the canvas of one of the centurys great men of imagination. From a lonely coastal lighthouse to a sixty-million-year-old safari, from the pouring rain of Venus to the ominous silence of a murder scene, Ray Bradbury is our sure-handed guide not only to surprising and outrageous manifestations of the future, but also to the wonders of the present that we could never have imagined on our own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBradbury, Ray:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eIn a career spanning more than seventy years, Ray Bradbury, who died on June 5, 2011 at the age of 91, inspired generations of readers to dream, think, and create. A prolific author of hundreds of short stories and close to fifty books, as well as numerous poems, essays, operas, plays, teleplays, and screenplays, Bradbury was one of the most celebrated writers of our time. His groundbreaking works include \u003cem\u003eFahrenheit 451\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Martian Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Illustrated Man\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDandelion Wine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSomething Wicked This Way Comes\u003c\/em\u003e. He wrote the screen play for John Huston's classic film adaptation of \u003cem\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/em\u003e, and was nominated for an Academy Award. He adapted sixty-five of his stories for television's \u003cem\u003eThe Ray Bradbury Theater\u003c\/em\u003e, and won an Emmy for his teleplay of \u003cem\u003eThe Halloween Tree\u003c\/em\u003e. He was the recipient of the 2000 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2004 National Medal of Arts, and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, among many honors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout his life, Bradbury liked to recount the story of meeting a carnival magician, Mr. Electrico, in 1932. At the end of his performance Electrico reached out to the twelve-year-old Bradbury, touched the boy with his sword, and commanded, \"Live forever!\" Bradbury later said, \"I decided that was the greatest idea I had ever heard. I started writing every day. I never stopped.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBradbury, Ray D.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eIn a career spanning more than seventy years, Ray Bradbury inspired generations of readers to dream, think, and create. A prolific author of hundreds of short stories and close to fifty books, as well as numerous poems, essays, operas, plays, and screenplays, Bradbury was one of the most celebrated writers of our time. His groundbreaking works include \u003cem\u003eFahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Dandelion Wine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSomething Wicked This Way Comes\u003c\/em\u003e. An Emmy Award winner for his teleplay \u003cem\u003eThe Halloween Tree \u003c\/em\u003eand an Academy Award nominee, he was the recipient of the 2000 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2004 National Medal of Arts, and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, among many honors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50632074264850,"sku":"9780380730391","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1152d5b2-07c1-46d5-b61c-ede47eb1a739.jpg?v=1732788657","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-golden-apples-of-the-sun-9780380730391","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}