I Sing the Body Electric
by Ray Bradburyliterary work· published 1969
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I Sing the Body Electric! is a 1969 collection of short stories by Ray Bradbury. The book takes its name from an included short story of the same title, which in turn took the title from a poem by Walt Whitman published in his collection Leaves of Grass. The collection includes these stories: "The Kilimanjaro Device" (originally titled "The Kilimanjaro Machine", first appeared in Life Magazine, January 1965) After a long drive, a man arrives in Idaho and begins to ask questions about a local who has died. In a bar, he finally finds someone who was familiar with the person he is looking for. Though the latter is never referred to by name, it becomes clear that he is none other than Ernest Hemingway.
Adaptations (1)
I Sing the Body Electric was adapted into a 1982 film.
The Electric Grandmother1982 · film · 60 min · dir. Noel Black · IMDb ↗IMDb7.5To a family whose children are traumatized by the death of their mother, help comes in a most bizarre way. They receive three pieces, that when joined together, give a recording for an offer for an electric grandmother. They go to a bizarre factory, where they customize their new grandmother, and within a short time, she arrives. The android is equipped with everything needed as a parent and the boys are charmed. The daughter, however, still misses her mother and she bears no welcome for this interloper.
