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.

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The Bradbury edition benefits from the authors 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 countrys 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

Author Bio

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.