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The Golden Apples of the Sun

The Golden Apples of the Sun

The Golden Apples of the Sun is an anthology of 22 short stories by American writer Ray Bradbury. It was published by Doubleday & Company in 1953.


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Ray Bradbury photo

“The television, that insidious beast, that Medusa which freezes a billion people to stone every night, staring fixedly, that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little.”

The Murderer (1953)
The Golden Apples of the Sun (1953)
Context: Then I went in and shot the televisor, that insidious beast, that Medusa, which freezes a billion people to stone every night, staring fixedly, that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little, but myself always going back, going back hoping and waiting until—bang!

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“Insanity is relative. It depends on who has who locked in what cage.”

The Meadow (1947), originally a radio play for the World Security Workshop; later revised into a short story for this anthology.
The Golden Apples of the Sun (1953)

Ray Bradbury photo
Ray Bradbury photo

““And what happened next?”
“Silence happened next. God, it was beautiful.””

The Murderer (1953)
The Golden Apples of the Sun (1953)

Ray Bradbury photo
Ray Bradbury photo
Ray Bradbury photo

“The telephone rang like a spoiled brat.”

The Murderer (1953)
The Golden Apples of the Sun (1953)

Ray Bradbury photo
Ray Bradbury photo

“I’ve done a prideful thing, a thing more sinful than she ever done to me. I took the bottom out of her life.”

The Great Wide World Over There (1953)
The Golden Apples of the Sun (1953)

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“The monster cried out at the tower. The foghorn blew. The monster roared again. The foghorn blew. The monster opened its great toothed mouth, and the sound that came from it was the sound of the foghorn itself.”

The Foghorn, first published in The Saturday Evening Post (1951) with the title "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms"
The Golden Apples of the Sun (1953)

Ray Bradbury photo
Ray Bradbury photo

“And what happened next?”

“Silence happened next. God, it was beautiful.”

The Murderer (1953)
The Golden Apples of the Sun (1953)

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