The Illustrated Man

1951 short story collection by Ray Bradbury
VisualArtwork literary_work Q1756055
The Illustrated Man
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The Illustrated Man

Summary

The Illustrated Man is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,102 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Illustrated Man authored Ray Bradbury[3].
  • The Illustrated Man received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4].
  • The Illustrated Man's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Illustrated Man was published by Doubleday[6].
  • The Illustrated Man's genre is science fiction[7].
  • The Illustrated Man's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • The Illustrated Man's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • The Illustrated Man comprises The Veldt[10].
  • The Illustrated Man comprises The Long Rain[11].
  • The Illustrated Man comprises The Exiles[12].
  • The Illustrated Man comprises The Rocket[13].
  • The Illustrated Man comprises The Rocket Man[14].
  • The Illustrated Man comprises The Last Night of the World[15].
  • 1946 marks the founding of The Illustrated Man[16].
  • The Illustrated Man was published on 1951[17].
  • The Illustrated Man's has edition or translation is recorded as The Illustrated Man[18].
  • The Illustrated Man's has edition or translation is recorded as Q121997567[19].
  • The Illustrated Man's number of pages is recorded as {'amount': '+318'}[20].
  • The Illustrated Man's nominated for is recorded as International Fantasy Award for Best Fiction[21].
  • The Illustrated Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Illustrated Man'}[22].
  • The Illustrated Man's derivative work is recorded as The Illustrated Man[23].
  • The Illustrated Man's form of creative work is recorded as short story collection[24].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Other[25]

  • Secondary type(s): Audiobook[26]

  • First release date: 2010-08-17[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d8bb31ea-5448-424a-8a9f-b5a41ac8c51c[28]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Illustrated Man authored Ray Bradbury[3]. It was published by Doubleday[6].

Publication

The Illustrated Man was published on 1951[17]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is science fiction[7].

Reception

The Illustrated Man received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4].

Why It Matters

The Illustrated Man ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,102 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

What awards did The Illustrated Man receive?

Honors received include NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . isfdb.org. Retrieved . isfdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation The Illustrated Man, Q121997567
    Number of pages {'amount': '+318'}
    Publication date
    Award received NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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