The biography of a talented person is always an occasion to discover a source of strength and inspiration. And if this is a science fiction writer, whose books still excite our minds and attract us to the stars, then discovering this bright and extraordinary mind for yourself becomes doubly pleasant. Ray Bradbury lived for 92 years, for which he wrote more than eight hundred works - it is very interesting to look behind the screen and find out what he was like in life?
“Jules Verne leads me” - Ray Bradbury proudly recalled this statement by Admiral Byrd, who went on an expedition to the North Pole. The astronauts that Bradbury once met in Texas admitted that his books, his thoughts inspired, led them to conquer space.
The biography of the person who aroused in us the desire to go to Mars
Ray Douglas Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920 in Illinois, USA. Ray's family was not rich, the good fairy did not bring him money for college, and the writer considered the library his whole life as a main university. This image occupied his thoughts for many years. As a child, he read about the burning of the library in Alexandria, the next significant event for Bradbury was the burning of books by the Nazis in Berlin. This resulted in the creation of the novel "451 degrees Fahrenheit" in 1953. This novel is rightfully considered prophetic, according to the writer, some parts of the social system built in the novel have already appeared during the writer's life. For example, Ray Bradbury considered the American education to be very weak and hinted that if this does not change, then we will come to a society whose symbol will be a burnt book.
In 1937, the writer accepted the League of Science Fiction into its ranks - this was an important event in his writing career, Bradbury began to print more, while in cheap collections of science fiction. Twelve publishers rejected it before he found a publisher ready to release his stories about Mars, but in a single work. Bradbury wrote an essay in one night linking all the stories, so the Martian Chronicles appeared.
In 1957, the book "Dandelion Wine" was published, which became partly biographical. The plot was based on the children's experiences of the author. Also associated with memories of childhood is another novel - "From the dust rebelled."
