The Illustrated Man is a 1951 collection of 18 science fiction short stories by American writer Ray Bradbury. A recurring theme throughout the stories is the conflict of the cold mechanics of technology and the psychology of people. It was nominated for the International Fantasy Award in 1952.
Dust jacket from the first edition.
Ray Douglas Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.
Bradbury in 1959
Bradbury as a senior in high school, 1938
Bradbury's "Undersea Guardians" was the cover story for the December 1944 issue of Amazing Stories.
Bradbury in 2009