The Cat's Pajamas

Name: The Cat's Pajamas
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Ray Bradbury
ISBN: 9781501966118

Author: Ray Bradbury

Narrator: Jim Frangione

Unabridged: 5 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/18/2018

Categories: Fiction, Short Stories, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

From the winner of the National Book Foundation's 2000 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters comes a "sweet, funny.thought-provoking" (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) collection of short stories. As in his most recent major fiction collections, One More for the Road (1999) and Driving Blind (1997), Ray Bradbury has once again pulled together a stellar group of stories sure to delight readers of all ages. In The Cat's Pajamas we are treated to a treasure trove of Bradbury gems, old and new-eerie and strange, nostalgic and bittersweet, searching and speculative-all but two of which have never been published before. The Cat's Pajamas is a joyous celebration of the lifelong work of a literary legend.

About Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, and poet. He became a full-time writer in 1943 and contributed numerous short stories to periodicals before publishing a collection of them, Dark Carnival, in 1947.
His reputation as a writer of courage and vision was established with the publication of The Martian Chronicles in 1950, which describes Earthlings' first attempts to conquer and colonize Mars and the unintended consequences. Next came The Illustrated Man and Fahrenheit 451, which many consider to be Bradbury's masterpiece. Other works by Bradbury include The October Country, Dandelion Wine, A Medicine for Melancholy, Something Wicked This Way Comes, I Sing the Body Electric! Quicker Than the Eye, and Driving Blind. In all, Bradbury published more than thirty books and close to six hundred short stories. He has been awarded the O. Henry Memorial Award, the Benjamin Franklin Award, the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Grand Master Award from the Science Fiction Writers of America, and the PEN Center USA West Lifetime Achievement Award, among others.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dee on May 08, 2019

For the many fans of Ray Bradbury, you already know what to expect, and this book surely will not disappoint. Bradbury mixes fantasy with whimsy, softcore sci-fi with hard edged emotion. You never know exactly where he is headed, but you always count on a fantastic ride. What is most amazing about R......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on August 21, 2018

Collection of Bradbury's later odds and ends. Some of them feel like retreads of stories he would have written years ago, like pieces of Dandelion Wine or bits that would fit into From the Dust Returned. A few of them are standouts, a few are sort of yes, yes, classic Bradbury, one or two are . . .......more

Goodreads review by James on August 14, 2016

Oh, thank God for Ray Bradbury. Though I consummated my love for his work far too late, better late than never, and I have so much to look forward to, like this small but superlative collection of short stories. Bradbury defies categorization. Is he SciFi? Horror? Straight fiction? Romance? Yes. And......more

Goodreads review by Phrodrick slowed his growing backlog on June 22, 2019

This was going to be a four star review because, it is Ray Bradbury. What ended the debate for me was that I finished The Cat’s Pajamas a few weeks back and remember almost nothing. Bradbury at his best builds moods that have stories. His stories that lack mood can be fun reads, but rarely demanding......more

Goodreads review by Hormoz on October 24, 2022

Okay for a plane ride.......more