Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) was a master of the pen, a classic of world literature, and a legend of science fiction. Bradbury is much more than a science fiction writer—his work can be classified as 'high' literature, transcending genres. His renowned novels, short stories, and novellas, vivid and sincere, brought him fame not only as a creator of amazing stories but also as a philosopher, thinker, and psychologist.

'When all is lost, there remains hope,' says the hero of one of Ray Bradbury's stories. And these words could serve as an epigraph to the entire collection 'A Cure for Melancholy,' whose pages always contain room for sad smiles and kind miracles.