{"product_id":"the-illustrated-man-9781451678185","title":"The Illustrated Man","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Illustrated Man\u003c\/i\u003e, a seminal work in Ray Bradbury's career, whose extraordinary power and imagination remain undimmed by time's passage, is available from Simon \u0026amp; Schuster for the first time.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\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 - Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) was the author of more than three dozen books, including \u003ci\u003eFahrenheit 451\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Martian Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Illustrated Man\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSomething Wicked This Way Comes\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as hundreds of short stories. He wrote for the theater, cinema, and TV, including the screenplay for John Huston's \u003ci\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/i\u003e and the Emmy Award-winning teleplay \u003ci\u003eThe Halloween Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, and adapted for television sixty-five of his stories for \u003ci\u003eThe Ray Bradbury Theater\u003c\/i\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.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBradbury, Ray:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) was the author of more than three dozen books, including \u003ci\u003eFahrenheit 451\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Martian Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Illustrated Man\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSomething Wicked This Way Comes\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as hundreds of short stories. He wrote for the theater, cinema, and TV, including the screenplay for John Huston's \u003ci\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/i\u003e and the Emmy Award-winning teleplay \u003ci\u003eThe Halloween Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, and adapted for television sixty-five of his stories for \u003ci\u003eThe Ray Bradbury Theater\u003c\/i\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.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577221779730,"sku":"9781451678185","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1920762b-acd7-4eab-9a05-b9b9cab91c36.jpg?v=1768914366","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-illustrated-man-9781451678185","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}