The Machineries of Joy

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The Machineries of Joy (1964) is a collection of short stories by American writer Ray Bradbury.

The Machineries of Joy

Dust-jacket from the first edition
Author	Ray Bradbury
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Publication date	February 17, 1964
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback)
Pages	255

Contents

• "The Machineries of Joy"
• "The One Who Waits"
• "Tyrannosaurus Rex"
• "The Vacation"
• "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh"
• "Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar"
• "Almost the End of the World"
• "Perhaps We Are Going Away"
• "And the Sailor, Home from the Sea"
• "El Día de Muertos"
• "The Illustrated Woman"
• "Some Live Like Lazarus"
• "A Miracle of Rare Device"
• "And So Died Riabouchinska"
• "The Beggar on O'Connell Bridge"
• "Death and the Maiden"
• "A Flight of Ravens"
• "The Best of All Possible Worlds"
• "The Lifework of Juan Díaz"
• "To the Chicago Abyss"
• "The Anthem Sprinters"

Sources

• Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 62. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.

External links

• The Machineries of Joy title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• The Machineries of Joy publication contents at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database