"Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn 'em to ashes, then burn the ashes."
For Guy Montag, a career fireman for whom kerosene is perfume, this is not just an official slogan. It is a mantra, a duty, a way of life in a tightly monitored world where thinking is dangerous and books are forbidden.
In 1953, Ray Bradbury envisioned one of the world's most unforgettable dystopian futures, and in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, the artist Tim Hamilton translates this frightening modern masterpiece into a gorgeously imagined graphic novel. As could...
"Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn 'em to ashes, then burn the ashes."
A lovely book that tells the true story of how the classic Universal Studios Monsters were born from a centenarian who was there when it happened. Enjoy Carla's tale of growing up on her uncles Universal Studio Lot from 1921 to 1937 and not only witnessing the filming of such early classics as The Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1923, but actually being in The Phantom of the Opera in 1925 and Dracula in 1931, where her "bit" part was that of having the first line of spoken dialogue in that perennial classic vampire film. Beware of vampires and hearses, but enjoy her story's verses Wonderfully...
A lovely book that tells the true story of how the classic Universal Studios Monsters were born from a centenarian who was there when it happened. Enj...
"After more than a half century at the game, Bradbury still hasn't lost his masterful touch." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"His stories and novels are part of the American language." -- Washington Post
Fahrenheit 451. The Martian Chronicles. The Illustrated Man. Dandelion Wine. Something Wicked This Way Comes... these are just a few of the vast collection of master works by Ray Bradbury, one of the best-known and most beloved of American writers. We'll Always Have Paris, his new collection of stories gathered together for the first time, is...
"After more than a half century at the game, Bradbury still hasn't lost his masterful touch." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
One hundred of Ray Bradbury's remarkable stories which have, together with his classic novels, earned him an immense international audience and his place among the most imaginative and enduring writers of our time. Here are the Martian stories, tales that vividly animate the red planet, with its brittle cities and double-mooned sky. Here are the stories that speak of a special nostalgia for Green Town, Illinois, the perfect setting for a seemingly cloudless childhood--except for the unknown terror lurking in the ravine. Here are the Irish stories and the Mexican stories, linked...
One hundred of Ray Bradbury's remarkable stories which have, together with his classic novels, earned him an immense international audience and...
Included here are famous tales like 'Sound of Thunder', in which the carelessness of a group of time-travellers leads to disastrous consequences, and 'The Veldt', in which two seemingly innocent young children transform their nursery into a lethal trap. Also collected are the Martian stories, the Irish and Mexican stories.
Included here are famous tales like 'Sound of Thunder', in which the carelessness of a group of time-travellers leads to disastrous consequences, and ...
Grandmasterof American Letters Ray Bradbury presents the 16 vintage stories and novellasthat informed and prefigured the creation of his dystopian classic, Fahrenheit451. Collecting rare and unknown tales as well as notable early triumphs, A Pleasure to Burn offers an unparalleled window into Bradbury's creativeprocess, and a unique glimpse at the evolution of one of the greatest works of20th century American literature. Absolutely essential for fans ofBradbury books like Dandelion Wine, Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Illustrated...
Grandmasterof American Letters Ray Bradbury presents the 16 vintage stories and novellasthat informed and prefigured the creation of his dystopian cla...
Weihnachten ist das Fest der Liebe und des Teilens, aber auch das Fest der Vergebung und der Erinnerung an ein Wunder, das heute noch Menschen in aller Welt rührt. Davon erzählt Ray Bradbury in seinen vier Weihnachtsgeschichten.
Weihnachten ist das Fest der Liebe und des Teilens, aber auch das Fest der Vergebung und der Erinnerung an ein Wunder, das heute noch Menschen in alle...
Venice, Kalifornien, 1949. Das große Vergnügungsviertel wird abgerissen. Der Tod ist überall. Im Kanal wird eine Leiche gefunden, in einer Absteige eine zweite. Am anderen Ende der Stadt ist die alte Dame, die einst Kanarienfutter verkaufte, tot; tot wie die Diva Fannie Florianna. Alle vier könnten eines zufälligen Todes gestorben sein, aber zumindest zwei Leute zweifeln daran ...
Venice, Kalifornien, 1949. Das große Vergnügungsviertel wird abgerissen. Der Tod ist überall. Im Kanal wird eine Leiche gefunden, in einer Absteige...
Freies Denken ist die größte Gefahr für die Gesellschaft, Bücher lesen ein Verbrechen. Feuerwehrmänner fahnden nach den lesenden Systemfeinden und verbrennen alles Gedruckte. Bei 451 Grad Fahrenheit fängt auch das letzte beschriebene Blatt Papier Feuer, während die Menschen mit Drogen und allgegenwärtiger Videounterhaltung unmündig gemacht werden. Guy Montag ist einer dieser Feuerwehrleute. Angeregt durch die Bekanntschaft mit der 17-jährigen Clarisse beginnt er zu lesen und wird vom Jäger zum gnadenlos Gejagten.§Besonders fundiert annotierte Ausgabe des Sciencefiction-Klassikers...
Freies Denken ist die größte Gefahr für die Gesellschaft, Bücher lesen ein Verbrechen. Feuerwehrmänner fahnden nach den lesenden Systemfeinden un...
