- Science fiction, American Science fiction, Fiction, horror, Radioactive fallout
After being exposed to a toxic cloud, a man begins shrinking unstoppably.
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Classical in form, grave, earnest and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
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- Author
- Richard Matheson
- First published
- 1962
- Pages
- 271
- Publisher
- Berkley, David Bruce and Watson, Gregg Press
- Editions
- 24
- Language
- Italian, French, English
- ISBN
- 9780786178513
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“First he thought it was a tidal wave.”
Richard Matheson was born in Allendale, New Jersey, the son of Norwegian immigrant parents. He was raised in Brooklyn and started writing at age eight. He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1943. He served as an infantry soldier in World War II. He earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in 1949. His first short story, "Born of Man and Woman," appeared in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1950. Between 1950 and 1971, he wrote dozens of stories, frequently blending elements of science fiction, horror and fantasy. In 1951 he moved to California and became a screenwriter, writing episodes for The Twilight Zone, Lawman, and Star Trek,
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