The October Country

Ray Bradbury

334 pages

Published: 1 Jan 1955

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ISBN: 9780380973873

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Publisher: William Morrow

Publication date: 7 September 1999

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Ray Bradbury's second short story collection is back in print, its chilling encounters with funhouse mirrors, parasitic accident-watchers, and strange poker chips intact. Both sides of Bradbury's vaunted childhood nostalgia are also on display, in the celebratory "Uncle Einar," and haunting "The Lake," the latter a fine elegy to childhood loss. This edition features a new introduction by Bradbury, an invaluable essay on writing, wherein the author tells of his "Theater of Morning Voices," and, by inference, encourages you to listen to the same murmurings in yourself. And has any writer anywhere ever made such good use of exclamation marks!? (Illustrated by Joe Mugnaini.)
Contents:
· · ss Fantastic Jan/Feb ’54
· · nv Dark Carnival, Arkham House: Sauk City, WI, 1947
· · ss Beyond Fantasy Fiction Mar ’54
· Skeleton · ss Weird Tales Sep ’45
· · ss Weird Tales Nov ’44
· · ss Weird Tales May ’44
· · ss Dark Carnival, Arkham House: Sauk City, WI, 1947
· [“Shopping for Death”] · ss Maclean’s Jun 1 ’54
· · ss Dime Mystery Magazine Nov ’46
· · ss Weird Tales May ’43
· · ss Dark Carnival, Arkham House: Sauk City, WI, 1947
· · ss Weird Tales Jul ’43
· · ss Dark Carnival, Arkham House: Sauk City, WI, 1947
· · ss Weird Tales Mar ’43
· · ss Harper’s Mar ’47
· · ss Weird Tales Jul ’44
· · ss Mademoiselle May ’47
· Homecoming · ss Mademoiselle Oct ’46
· · ss Charm Jul ’54