{"product_id":"the-vintage-bradbury-the-greatest-stories-by-americas-most-distinguished-practitioner-of-speculative-fiction-paperback","title":"The Vintage Bradbury: The greatest stories by America's most distinguished practitioner of speculative fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRay Bradbury\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eFahrenehit 451\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Martian Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e, offers a personal selection of his best stories, featuring \"Dandelion Wine,\" \"The Illustrated Man,\" \"The Veldt,\" \"The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit,\" and twenty other classics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmerican cousin to Borges and Garcia Marquez, Ray Bradbury is a writer whose vision of the world is so intense that the objects in it sometimes levitate or glow with otherworldly auras. Who but Bradbury could imagine the playroom in which children's fantasies become real enough to kill? The beautiful white suit that turns six down-and-out Chicanos into their ideal selves? Only Bradbury could make us identify with a man who lives in terror of his own skeleton. And if a generic science fiction writer might describe a spaceship landing on Mars, only Bradbury can tell us how the Martians see it--and the dreamlike visitors from Planet Earth.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce upon a time people described Ray Bradbury as a particularly gifted writer of science fiction. Today he seems more like a magical realist, a small-town American cousin to Borges and Garcia Marquez. A writer whose vision of the world is so intense that the objects in it sometimes levitate or glow with otherworldly auras. \u003cbr\u003eWho but Bradbury could imagine the playroom in which children's fantasies become real enough to kill? The beautiful white suit that turns six down-and-out Chicanos into their ideal selves? Only Bradbury could make us identify with a man who lives in terror of his own skeleton. And if a generic science fiction writer might describe a spaceship landing on Mars, only Bradbury can tell us how the Martians see it-and the and dreamlike visitors from Planet Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRay Bradbury\u003c\/b\u003e (1920-2012) was America's foremost writer of science fiction and fantasy. Among his most popular adult books were\u003ci\u003e Fahrenheit 451\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Martian Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Illustrated Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDandelion Wine, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeath Is a Lonely Business\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition, he wrote several books for children, including \u003ci\u003eSwitch on the Night\u003c\/i\u003e. In recognition of his stature in the world of literature, Bradbury was awarded the National Book Foundation's 2000 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters and the National Medal of Arts in 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.04 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 14, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378857078886,"sku":"9780679729464","price":29.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/GYVCoR8V5i9780679729464.webp?v=1768912465","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-vintage-bradbury-the-greatest-stories-by-americas-most-distinguished-practitioner-of-speculative-fiction-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}