The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl
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| "The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl" | |
| Author | Ray Bradbury |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | crime short story |
| Published in | Detective Book Magazine |
| Publication type | magazine |
| Media type | |
| Publication date | November, 1948 |
The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl is a short story by Ray Bradbury. The story was also published as Touch and Go in EQMM in January 1953.
[edit] Plot summary
Mr. Acton begins the story standing over the body of Mr. Huxley, whom he has just killed. While attempting to cover up his tracks, he has flashbacks of his encounters with Mr. Huxley, with whom he is having an altercation over a woman. These flashbacks reveal to the murderer that there are more and more of his fingerprints all over the man's house, because he thought that he had touched so many different objects. His frenzy to remove all of the evidence distracts him from his actual objective, to get away with the crime, and he is eventually caught after polishing the entire house.
[edit] References
- Contento, William G.. Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections, Combined Edition. Retrieved on 2007-03-26.
[edit] Publication history
The story was included in the several of Bradbury's short story collections:
- The Golden Apples of the Sun, 1953
- The Vintage Bradbury, 1965
- Twice 22, 1966
