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The Man
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Ray Bradbury
2,560 books25.3k followersRay 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 is best known for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and his short-story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), and The October Country (1955). Other notable works include the coming of age novel Dandelion Wine (1957), the dark fantasy Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962) and the fictionalized memoir Green Shadows, White Whale (1992). He also wrote and consulted on screenplays and television scripts, including Moby Dick and It Came from Outer Space. Many of his works were adapted into television and film productions as well as comic books. Bradbury also wrote poetry which has been published in several collections, such as They Have Not Seen the Stars (2001).
The New York Times called Bradbury "An author whose fanciful imagination, poetic prose, and mature understanding of human character have won him an international reputation" and "the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream".
Bradbury is best known for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and his short-story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), and The October Country (1955). Other notable works include the coming of age novel Dandelion Wine (1957), the dark fantasy Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962) and the fictionalized memoir Green Shadows, White Whale (1992). He also wrote and consulted on screenplays and television scripts, including Moby Dick and It Came from Outer Space. Many of his works were adapted into television and film productions as well as comic books. Bradbury also wrote poetry which has been published in several collections, such as They Have Not Seen the Stars (2001).
The New York Times called Bradbury "An author whose fanciful imagination, poetic prose, and mature understanding of human character have won him an international reputation" and "the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream".
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March 5, 2025
This story is fascinating. Two astronauts visit a community on a planet that has recently been visited by a "man" who teaches and blesses them in ways almost exactly like Jesus Christ. One of the astronauts decides to stay with the community and become part of them. The other decides to head back into space, trying to find the "man" on another planet. The astronaut who stays realizes that by staying with the community, he has found the man by adopting his teachings. This story teaches the readers what faith may mean.
February 6, 2023
A great one! This is an interesting and entertaining Christian metaphor in a science fiction setting. It’s a wonderful analogy of man’s constant seeking for God, when He’s been right there all along. Jesus is right there with you, you just have to accept Him.
May 5, 2024
3.25⭐
December 21, 2018
Liked the concept of this one. Tangible but not.
March 26, 2021
Pretty nice. Both sad and happy in a way, I liked it. A story about faith and the lack thereof.
October 3, 2022
The Man is a great short story about a Christ like figure in space. Great entertainment and well formed.
March 10, 2024
I don't understand Ray's point of this story... yes, I know the religious undertone... but what is the difference in the POV acceptance and the disbelief then search in the captain? I need more explanation.
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