The Golden Apples of the Sun is the third short story collection by American writer Ray Bradbury , published in 1953. The collection includes stories written by the author in 1945-1953. The title to the entire collection was given by the last story; this line is a quotation from the Song of the Wanderer of Engus, part of the poem by W. Yeats “Wind in the Reeds” (1899).
| Golden apples of the sun | |
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| The Golden Apples of the Sun | |
| Genre | Storybook |
| Author | Ray Bradbury |
| Original language | English |
| Date of writing | 1945-1953 |
| Date of first publication | 1953 |
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Content
Annotation
In this collection, the writer for the first time allows himself to deviate so much from science fiction by publishing realistic stories, tales and detective stories, and reducing fantastic stories to sketches. An excellent book in which, perhaps, all the facets of Bradbury-prose are visible.
Stories
- The Fog Horn (1951)
- The Pedestrian (1951)
- April Witchcraft (1952)
- The Wilderness (1952)
- Fruit from the bottom of the vase ( The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl ) (1953)
- The Invisible Boy (1945)
- The Man in the Air ( The Flying Machine ) (1953)
- The Murderer (1953)
- The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind (1953)
- I Will Never See You ( I See You Never ) (1947)
- Embroidery (1951)
- The Big Game between Black and White ( The Big Black and White Game ) (1945)
- And thunder struck ( A Sound of Thunder ) (1952)
- Huge, huge world somewhere there ( The Great Wide World Over There ) (1952)
- Powerhouse (1948)
- En La Noche ( En La Noche ) (1952)
- The Sun and Shadow (1953)
- Meadow ( The Meadow ) (1948)
- The Garbage Collector (1953)
- The Great Fire (1949)
- Hello and Farewell (1953)
- The Golden Apples of the Sun (1953)
Interesting Facts
The book is dedicated to the aunt of the writer Nevada (Neva). This woman greatly influenced Bradbury in his childhood, accustoming him to reading, introducing him into the world of painting and other arts. The dedication reads as follows: "And this book is dedicated with love to Neva, the daughter of Glinda, the good sorceress of the South." Glinda is a character from Baum's Oz Land .
In 2005, this collection was reprinted under the title “And the Thunder struck” in anticipation of the release of the film adaptation of this story.