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I have read a fair amount of Bradbury, but I learned so much about all the other projects he was involved with, as well as his influences behind the stories I love. I thought it was a decent biography.
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The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury
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Accomplished journalist Sam Weller met the author Ray Bradbury while writing a cover story for the Chicago Tribune Magazine and spent hundreds of hours interviewing Bradbury, his editors, family members, and longtime friends. With unprecedented access to private archives, he uncovered never–before–published letters, documents, and photographs that help tell the story of this literary genius and his remarkable creative journey. The result is a richly textured, detailed biography that illuminates the origins and accomplishments of Bradbury's fascinating mind.
384 pages, Paperback
First published April 1,2005
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384 pages, Paperback
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February 21, 2006 by William Morrow Paperbacks
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9780060545840
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0060545844
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English
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Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury
Ray Douglas Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.Bradbury is best known for...
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Sam Weller is the author of The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury (William Morrow, 2005) winner of the Society of Midland Author's Award for Best Biography of 2005. The book was also a finalist for the prestigious Bram Stoker Award. Sam is the former Midwest Correspondent for Publishers Weekly. He is a contributing writer for the Chicago Public Radio program, 848 and his work has appeared on the National Public Radio program, All Things Considered. Sam is a regular contributor to the Chicago Tribune Magazine, a frequent literary critic for the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, as well as Punk Planet magazine. During his tenure as managing editor of Columbia College's Gravity, the publication was given Newsweek magazine's Robert Sibley award for best college magazine. As a staff writer for the Chicago alternative weekly, Newcity, Sam was the recipient of the Peter Lisagor Award for arts criticism. Sam is also a frequent lecturer. In 2006, he spoke across the country as part of the National Endowment for the Arts "Big Read" initiative. He is the author of Secret Chicago: The Unique Guidebook to Chicago's Hidden Sites, Sounds & Tastes (ECW Press) and his short fiction has appeared in Spec-Lit. He received his MFA in Fiction from Columbia College Chicago. Sam lives in Chicago with his family.
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Justo el libro que uno espera cuente la historia de un gran escritor como Bradbury. El foco está puesto en el carácter de Bradbury y su personalidad de niño eterno, lo cual hace entretenida la lectura.
Entra esta bio y la de Asimov siento que aprendí mucho de la industria editorial.
Entra esta bio y la de Asimov siento que aprendí mucho de la industria editorial.
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The definitive biography of one of the giants of American 20th Century speculative fiction. Weller had Bradbury's complete cooperation on this, but it's not a hagiography. This is an even-handed portrait of a truly original writer. Highly recommended.
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A great biography of an outstanding author who helps pry open the imaginations of young minds.
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Bradbury was a fascinating man whose stories spoke to the heart of humanity. This is a good bio, although the author can be somewhat fawning at times. He also breezes past everything after about 1965. I find it hard to believe that RAY BRADBURY was up to so little over four decades.
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An eye-opening biography of one of my favorite authors. Like Ray Bradbury, I am half Swedish (Ray on his mother's side and me on my father's side). We both were born and grew up in Illinois. I visited Waukegan often as a child. My Swedish grandfather's brother lived there and so did cousins of my own age. Waukegan was a magical place where I could read the comic books and pulp magazines of my relatives. I got to visit the same library as young Bradbury to read some of the same books Ray did, but I didn't know it at the time. I knew who Ray Bradbury was because I loved his illustrated stories in Weird Science Fantasy and Crime Suspense Stories and the other EC horror comics my father made me burn when I was twelve and he made me do away with childish things and forced me to act more like an adult. So, as an adult, I began reading hardbound sf novels and cheap paperback reprints from the pulps. Like Ray recollecting Buck Rogers after he tore up his collection of comic strips, as an adult I recollected all of those ECs and re-read the Bradbury stories again and again. I now own copies of all of Ray's stories and novels, including an autographed copy of the Feb 1951 issue of Galaxy with "The Fireman" by Bradbury. Thank you, so very much, Sam Weller for this wonderful romp through recollections of my childhood imaginings and for providing insights into the mind of one of the greatest authors ever.
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I've been a fan of the fiction of Ray Bradbury for many years, but I knew very little about the man's life. Bradbury is now considered one of the most important American authors of the 20th century. This biography is a comprehensive overview of the author's life and career. It's easily one of the best literary biographies I've read. Sam Weller has written a well-balanced book, leaving us with a burning enthusiasm for Bradbury's writing whilst simultaneously highlighting the cultural impact that the great man had on the genres of science-fiction, fantasy and horror.
Far from being a hagiography, Bradbury's flaws of character are also laid bare, and I found it a compelling and evocative life story, one that left me with a great sadness as I reached its end. Highly recommended.
Far from being a hagiography, Bradbury's flaws of character are also laid bare, and I found it a compelling and evocative life story, one that left me with a great sadness as I reached its end. Highly recommended.
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From his childhood in Waukegan, IL to his teen years in Hollywood, CA and beyond,the life of this extraordinary writer is wonderfully conveyed by Sam Weller.
Some interesting facts about the man who often put us aboard rocketships and envisioned the future: He never learned to drive and was afraid to fly (he did eventually get on a plane when he was in his sixties, but never drove a car!). He wrote the screenplay to John Huston's film of "Moby Dick" (something I never knew).
I read many Bradbury books when I was younger and agree with the criticism that the science in his science fiction tales is pretty weak, but his use of language is remarkable and very poetic. He evokes mood, nostalgia, and a sense of "humanity" as well as anyone I've ever read. His work transcends genre fiction (sci-fi, horror, etc...) putting it in the realm of the best that literature has to offer.
An excellent bio. of a great writer.
Some interesting facts about the man who often put us aboard rocketships and envisioned the future: He never learned to drive and was afraid to fly (he did eventually get on a plane when he was in his sixties, but never drove a car!). He wrote the screenplay to John Huston's film of "Moby Dick" (something I never knew).
I read many Bradbury books when I was younger and agree with the criticism that the science in his science fiction tales is pretty weak, but his use of language is remarkable and very poetic. He evokes mood, nostalgia, and a sense of "humanity" as well as anyone I've ever read. His work transcends genre fiction (sci-fi, horror, etc...) putting it in the realm of the best that literature has to offer.
An excellent bio. of a great writer.
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