![]() ![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. (Feb.)Ĭopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. A few pieces have not aged so well, such as The Big Black and White Game, a clumsy discussion of race that was bold for its time but does little for the modern reader, but they're well balanced by the inclusion of two charming short plays: The Fog Horn, an incomplete radio play that inspired the iconic if maladapted film The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, and En la Noche, which succeeds on page or stage, like most Bradbury, as a story of human sensitivities. The book's title is also the title of the final story in the collection. ![]() It was published by Doubleday & Company in 1953. ![]() The original table of contents is restored (under Joe Mugnaini's iconic original cover art), with Bradbury's familiar and characteristically wistful, dreamy fantasy, such as The April Witch, a haunting tale of teenage dream-traveler Cecy and her desperate desire for romance, mingling with brilliant science fiction like the title story and the widely reprinted A Sound of Thunder. The Golden Apples of the Sun is an anthology of 22 short stories by American writer Ray Bradbury. ![]() A half century after its initial appearance, Bradbury's fourth published book remains vivid and memorable. ![]()
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