Author: Bradbury, Ray.
Publisher: Minotauro
Pages:320
In this collection of interwoven stories, the anonymous narrator meets El Hombre Ilustrado, a curious figure whose body is completely covered in tattoos. Yet the most remarkable and unsettling aspect is that the illustrations are magically alive, each beginning to unfold its own story—such as in La pradera, where children push a virtual reality game beyond its limits. Or in Calidoscopio, the haunting tale of an astronaut preparing to reenter Earth’s atmosphere without the protection of a spacecraft. Or in La hora cero, where alien invaders find logical and surprising allies: Earth’s children. Each of the eighteen stories in this collection is a testament to Bradbury’s narrative mastery, retaining both their vitality and relevance since first being published.