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Becoming Ray Bradbury / Jonathan R. Eller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Eller, Jonathan R., 1952-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Authors, American--20th century--Biography.
- Authors, American.
- Science fiction, American--History and criticism.
- Science fiction, American.
- Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012.
- Bradbury, Ray.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (359 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 'Becoming Ray Bradbury' chronicles the making of an iconic American writer. Jonathan R. Eller measures the impact of the authors, artists, illustrators and filmmakers who stimulated Ray Bradbury's imagination throughout his first three decades.
- Contents:
- Awakenings. From the nursery to the library ; L.A. High and the Science Fiction League ; Hannes Bok and the Lorelei ; NYCon 1939 ; Futuria fantasia ; From the fanzines to the prozines ; Early disappointments : the science fiction pulps
- The road to Autumn;s house. Living in two worlds ; Reading about writing ; Early mentors : Hamilton, Williamson, and Brackett ; "Chrysalis" : Bradbury and Henry Kuttner ; A new world of reading ; An emerging sense of critical judgment ; On the shoulders of giants ; The road to Autumn's house
- The fear of death is death. Exploring the human mind ; Exploring the human condition ; With the blessings of his mentors ; New stories and new opportunities ; Life and death in Mexico ; Transitions : Bradbury and Don Congdon ; The power of love ; From Arkham to New York ; Obsessed with perfection ; Dark carnival
- The tyranny of words. Lifetime partnerships ; The Illinois novel ; Bradbury and modernity ; Modernist alternatives ; Finding his own way ; The anthology game ; Paradise postponed ; Broadening horizons ; The miracle year : winter and spring ; The miracle year : summer and fall
- The last night of the world. Critical praise, private worries ; New York, 1951 ; Controversial fictions ; New worlds : graphic and television adaptations ; The wheel of fortune ; Joe Mugnaini and the Golden apples of the sun ; Bantam and Ballantine ; Hollywood at last ; Political controversy ; Fahrenheit 451 ; The last night of the world.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-24436-5
- 9786613244369
- 0-252-09335-6
- OCLC:
- 756279391
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