Thursday, June 07, 2012

MEDIA - Modern SiFi Master Dies, Ray Bradbury

This is one of the writers that made me love to read when I was an adolescent. I've been a fan of SiFi and Fantasy ever since.

"Remembering Ray Bradbury and His 'Cautionary Tales'" PBS Newshour 6/6/2012

Excerpt

SUMMARY: Ray Bradbury, author of classic books such as "Fahrenheit 451" and "The Martian Chronicles," died Tuesday night at the age of 91. Jeffrey Brown and bestselling novelist Lev Grossman, who is also a book critic for Time magazine, discuss Bradbury's life, work and literary legacy.

JEFFREY BROWN (Newshour): Ray Bradbury was a modern master who helped bring the genre of science fiction writing into the cultural mainstream. And it began as a young boy, with fairy tales.


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