Ray Bradbury: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations

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Ray Bradbury was one of our most influential sci-fi writers; the visionary author of the classic Fahrenheit 451 (Granada, 1954). But he also lived a fascinating life outside the parameters of sci-fi, and was a masterful raconteur of his own story, as he reveals in his wide-ranging, in-depth final interview with his acclaimed biographer Sam Weller. Bradbury constantly twists the elements of his life into a discussion of the influences and creative processes behind his literary form.

Ray Bradbury, now nearly 90, is one of the most renowned and bestselling American short-story writers, whose contribution to science fiction has been described as 'prolific, distinguished, deeply influential ... and unmatched' (Pulitzer board). His novels - notably The Martian Chronicles, Fahrenheit 451 and Something Wicked This Way Comes - have achieved classic status. His fan base is enormous, spanning both the science-fiction community and the general public, and he is popular with adults and children alike. His work contains multitudes-dystopian fantasy, science and speculative fiction, mystery and horror. Introducer Biography- Christopher Buckley is an American political satirist and novelist whose books include Thank You for Smoking, Supreme Courtship and, most recently, Losing Mum and Pup- A Memoir.

"The Bradbury edition benefits from the author's warm rapport with his biographer, Sam Weller... In their discussions [Bradbury] remains full of passion." -New Yorker, Books to Watch Out For Praise for Ray Bradbury: "He was my muse for the better part of my sci-fi career . . . In the world of science fiction and fantasy and imagination he is immortal." -Steven Spielberg "Mr. Bradbury was the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream." -The New York Times "One of this country's most beloved writers . . . A great storyteller, sometimes even a mythmaker, a true American classic." -The Washington Post "The uncrowned poet laureate of science fiction." -The Times "Ray Bradbury has a powerful and mysterious imagination which would undoubtedly earn the respect of Edgar Allen Poe." -The Guardian