The Illustrated Man

By: Bradbury, Ray

In this classic of twentieth-century literature, now with a strikingly beautiful new cover design, Ray Bradbury weaves a narrative spanning from the depths of humankind's fears to the summit of their achievements in eighteen interconnected stories--visions of the future tattooed onto the body of an enigmatic traveler. Ray 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, The Illustrated Man is 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0063445352
• ISBN13: 9780063445352
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

"Skin illustrations, the sign of an artist".

"Eighteen illustrations, eighteen tales." "The illustrations came to life..." A man is encountered who has Skin Illustrations all over his body. Each illustration represents a tale from the future. The illustrations come to life and tell a tale of doom or impending doom. In this way, Ray Bradbury can tell related but different tales in this book. It's Bradbury's writing style and dialogue that hold you as much as the storyline. At first, they are intriguing and fresh. Later, they don't repeat as much but are similar in form and function. One of the best is "The Veldt" is the first. Of course, everyone will have a different favorite. I suggest that you make your cats leave the room if you read "The Veldt" aloud.