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The Martian Chronicles
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Within Vinony's link graph, The Martian Chronicles is referenced by 239 other articles, and connects out to Ray Bradbury, emigration and horror fiction.
Vinony files it under 1950 American novels, 1950 debut novels and 1950 science fiction novels.
Its subject is documented across 33 Wikipedia language editions.
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
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “The Martian Chronicles” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.