The City
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The City is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury that explores themes of revenge and the lingering consequences of war through the perspective of a sentient, vengeful metropolis.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction short story
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Ray Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | city versus human visitors ⓘ |
| centralMotif | vengeful metropolis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresConcept |
collective memory
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mechanized revenge ⓘ technological autonomy ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
sentient city
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space explorers ⓘ |
| firstPublicationType | magazine ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Imagination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| hasLength | short ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
print
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text ⓘ |
| hasOriginalLanguageTitle | The City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
mass destruction
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responsibility for past violence ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTone |
dark
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ominous ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| involvesEvent |
arrival of Earthmen on alien world
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city’s revenge on human visitors ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| partOfCollection |
Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales
NERFINISHED
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The Stories of Ray Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ The Vintage Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstMagazineAppearance | Greenleaf Publishing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
The Martian Chronicles
NERFINISHED
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The Veldt NERFINISHED ⓘ There Will Come Soft Rains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
distant planet
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futuristic city ⓘ |
| theme |
aftermath of genocide
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guilt ⓘ lingering consequences of war ⓘ retribution ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
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