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The Martian Chronicles
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- Author
- Ray Bradbury
- First published
- 1950
- Editions
- 138
- Subjects
- American Science fiction, Ciencia-ficción, Drama, English Language Short stories, Ficción, Fiction, Interplanetary voyages, Translations into Russian
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Key facts
- Author
- Ray Bradbury
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Science fiction , post-apocalyptic fiction , horror fiction , dystopian fiction
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Publication date
- May 4, 1950 ; 76 years ago ( May 4, 1950 )
- Publication place
- United States
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Ray Bradbury
- Genre
- fantasy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Narrative location
- Earth
- Distribution format
- paperback
- Image
- The Martian Chronicles (1950) front cover, first edition.jpg
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- form of creative work
- fix-up
- publication date
- 1950-01-01
- language of work or name
- English language
- title
- The Martian Chronicles
- derivative work
- The 13th Apostle
- described at URL
- www.sparknotes.com/lit/martianchronicles
- has characteristic
- debut novel
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Encyclopedic overview
The Martian Chronicles is a science fiction fix-up novel, published in 1950, by American writer Ray Bradbury that chronicles the exploration and settlement of Mars, the home of indigenous Martians, by Americans leaving a troubled Earth that is eventually devastated by nuclear war.
Synopsis
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