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Shatterday is a collection of short stories by American author Harlan Ellison. In the introduction, Ellison states that the stories reflect an underlying theme of fear of human frailty and ugliness. His goal, he writes, is to shock his readers into seeing that this fear unifies all people.
This segment is based on the short story of the same name by Harlan Ellison, which was first published September 1975 in Gallery and later gave its title to a collection of his short stories. The short story uses all seven days of one week: Someday, Moansday, Duesday, Woundsday, Thornsday, Freeday, Shatterday. [2]
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Jan 1, 2001 · 4.15. 2,751 ratings146 reviews. A man's life is shattered as he meets a better version of himself. This story was made into an episode of "The New Twilight Zone" and starred a young Bruce Willis. Nebula Award (R) Nominee. Contents: · Introduction: Mortal Dreads · in. · Jeffty Is Five · ss F&SF Jul ’77.
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Boston Public Library. Language. English. xiii, 332 pages ; 24 cm. Shatterday is a collection of short stories by American author Harlan Ellison. In the introduction, Ellison states that the stories reflect an underlying theme of fear of human frailty and ugliness.
Shatterday. Harlan Ellison. Orion, Mar 5, 2012 - Fiction - 295 pages. Mercurial, belligerent, passionately in love with language and wild ideas, Harlan Ellison has, for half a century,...
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Jan 1, 1980 · Shatterday Hardcover – January 1, 1980. by Harlan Ellison (Author) 4.2 229 ratings. See all formats and editions. Ellison's sixteen previously uncollected stories and new novella further his reputation as an intrepid explorer of odd psychological corners and a master of pure horror and black comedy. Read more.
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Apr 1, 2014 · In the Nebula Award–nominated “Shatterday” (subsequently adapted into the pilot episode of the second Twilight Zone series), a man fights for his life against a relentless enemy who knows his...
