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A Sound of Thunder (Tale Blazers: American Literature) by Ray Bradbury (1-Sep-2002) Paperback Paperback

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Free online fiction.The short story, A Sound of Thunder, involves a Time Travel Safari where rich businessmen pay to travel back to prehistoric times and hunt real live dinosaurs.
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Ray Bradbury
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In a career spanning more than seventy years, Ray Bradbury, who died on June 5, 2012, at the age of 91, inspired generations of readers to dream, think, and create. A prolific author of hundreds of short stories and close to fifty books, as well as numerous poems, essays, operas, plays, teleplays, and screenplays, Bradbury was one of the most celebrated writers of our time. His groundbreaking works include Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Dandelion Wine, and Something Wicked This Way Comes. He wrote the screen play for John Huston's classic film adaptation of Moby Dick, and was nominated for an Academy Award. He adapted sixty-five of his stories for television's The Ray Bradbury Theater, and won an Emmy for his teleplay of The Halloween Tree. He was the recipient of the 2000 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2004 National Medal of Arts, and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, among many honors.

Throughout his life, Bradbury liked to recount the story of meeting a carnival magician, Mr. Electrico, in 1932. At the end of his performance Electrico reached out to the twelve-year-old Bradbury, touched the boy with his sword, and commanded, "Live forever!" Bradbury later said, "I decided that was the greatest idea I had ever heard. I started writing every day. I never stopped."

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  • Vidal
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ficção científica e análise político-social
    Reviewed in Brazil on November 24, 2022
    Ainda que esta obra seja do século passado, há interessantes pontos de convergência com o maniqueísmo político atual.
    Além disso, o conto põe em relevo a interdependência entre os elementos e, consequentemente, a noção de causa e efeito.
  • Alexis
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interessante
    Reviewed in Italy on February 16, 2017
    Libro in inglese corto, scorrevole e di facile lettura, ma molto interessante per gli appassionati di viaggi nel tempo e fantascienza, dato che Bradbury è uno dei pilastri del genere.
    Lo consiglio!
  • wilf.nelson
    5.0 out of 5 stars A nice short story and an exemplar of the science fiction genre
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 14, 2016
    Short but very witty and is the genesis for a lot of stories like it. I heard about this book from Life is Strange and you can definitely see the heritage. I would really recommend reading as a little bit of fun on the train one morning or before you go bed.
  • James McGrory
    5.0 out of 5 stars Stocking-filler?
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 21, 2018
    Beautiful little (40 pages) edition of the Sci-Fi classic! Excellent Christmas stocking material, for the Sci-Fi buff!
  • Zodiark
    4.0 out of 5 stars Un piccolo grande classico del genere sci-fi
    Reviewed in Italy on December 7, 2016
    Famoso racconto fantascientifico di Bradbury, considerato da tanti come l'origine del famoso "Effetto Farfalla": "Si dice che il minimo battito d'ali di una farfalla sia in grado di provocare un uragano dall'altra parte del mondo". Allo stesso modo, come può un'azione tanto piccola quanto insignificante, compiuta nel passato, avere conseguenze inconcepibili sul futuro? Un altro sguardo più che interessante sulle possibili conseguenze che deriverebbero dai viaggi nel tempo.
    La storia di per sé è breve, ma quanto basta per entrare vividamente nell'immaginazione del lettore. Imperdibile per i fan del genere, non ci sono scusanti che reggano, va assolutamente letto.
    Questa edizione inoltre, come si può notare dall'editore, è stata pensata per un uso didattico, metà libricino è dedicata al racconto in sé, l'altra a domande varie sulla comprensione del testo, insomma per il prezzo pagato è una piccola chicca invero.