Kaleidoscope

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"Kaleidoscope" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury, best known for its haunting depiction of stranded astronauts reflecting on life and mortality as they drift through space.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf science fiction work ⓘ
short story ⓘ
appearsInBook The Illustrated Man (1951 collection) ⓘ
linked to: The Illustrated Man
author Ray Bradbury ⓘ
centralMotif falling through space ⓘ
stars ⓘ
collectedEditionPublisher Doubleday ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
exploresConcept acceptance of death ⓘ
meaning of life ⓘ
memory and legacy ⓘ
personal responsibility ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1949 ⓘ
firstPublishedIn Thrilling Wonder Stories ⓘ
genre science fiction ⓘ
hasAuthorNationality American ⓘ
hasForm prose ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn later science fiction dealing with existential themes ⓘ
hasLength short fiction ⓘ
hasNarrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
hasProtagonistGroup crew of a destroyed spaceship ⓘ
hasPublicationType magazine short story ⓘ
hasTargetAudience adult readers ⓘ
hasTemporalContext future ⓘ
includedInCollection The Illustrated Man ⓘ
isWorkOf Ray Bradbury ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement mid-20th-century American science fiction ⓘ
narrativeFocus stranded astronauts ⓘ
originalMedium pulp magazine ⓘ
partOf Ray Bradbury bibliography ⓘ
plotElement astronauts drifting apart in space ⓘ
characters reflecting on their lives ⓘ
spaceship explosion ⓘ
setting outer space ⓘ
theme death ⓘ
existentialism ⓘ
human condition ⓘ
isolation ⓘ
mortality ⓘ
regret ⓘ
tone haunting ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ

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The Illustrated Man → containsWork → Kaleidoscope ⓘ