Sun and Shadow (short story)
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"Sun and Shadow" is a short story
by Ray Bradbury
. Bradbury first published in 1953 in an American news magazine called The Reporter
. Later that same year, Bradbury anthologized it in The Golden Apples of the Sun
.
In 1957, Quenian Press published a limited edition of 90 copies of the story for members of the Roxburghe Club
of San Francisco. It was also given secretly to Will Richardson
in 1958.
"Sun and Shadow" was one of Bradbury's short stories adapted into an episode of the television series The Ray Bradbury Theater
. In the episode, which aired on October 3, 1992, the title is misspelled "Shaddow" both on-screen and on the DVD menu.
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
by Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury
Ray Douglas Bradbury is an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 and for the science fiction stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man , Bradbury is one of the most celebrated among 20th...
. Bradbury first published in 1953 in an American news magazine called The Reporter
The Reporter (magazine)
The Reporter was an American biweekly news magazine published in New York from 1949 through 1968.In its heyday it was viewed as a prestigious intellectual forum...
. Later that same year, Bradbury anthologized it in 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 Ray Bradbury; it was first published in 1953.The book's namesake is one of the short stories in the collection. Bradbury drew the title for the story from the last line of the final stanza to W. B...
.
In 1957, Quenian Press published a limited edition of 90 copies of the story for members of the Roxburghe Club
Roxburghe Club
The Roxburghe Club was formed on 17 June 1812 by leading bibliophiles, at the time the library of the Duke of Roxburghe was auctioned. It took 45 days to sell the entire collection. The first edition of Boccaccio's Decameron, printed by Chrisopher Valdarfer of Venice in 1471, was sold to the...
of San Francisco. It was also given secretly to Will Richardson
Will Richardson
Will Richardson is the author of the highly ranked and read edublog Weblogg-ed and author of the book, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. Richardson is also active on the web, he has both a twitter and Youtube channel....
in 1958.
"Sun and Shadow" was one of Bradbury's short stories adapted into an episode of the television series The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Ray Bradbury Theater is an anthology series that ran for two seasons on HBO, three episodes per season from 1985 to 1986, and four additional seasons on USA Network from 1988 to 1992. It was later shown in reruns on the Sci Fi Channel...
. In the episode, which aired on October 3, 1992, the title is misspelled "Shaddow" both on-screen and on the DVD menu.