Ray Bradbury is the creator of more than 800 works. Among his works: “451 degrees Fahrenheit”, “Dandelion Wine”, “Martian Chronicles”.
Childhood and the beginning of the creative path
One of the most famous science fiction writers Ray Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920 in the small port town of Waukegan - on the shores of Lake Michigan. Little Ray's childhood was surrounded by love and care. He fell asleep under the stories of Edgar Allan Poe, whom his mother liked to read to him. Parents took him with them to the films The Lost World and The Phantom of the Opera. All this contributed to the fact that Ray grew up an inquisitive boy, prone to reflection and the creation of magical inventions.
During the Great Depression, the Brabery family was forced to relocate to Los Angeles. The family lived very poorly, and they had to deny themselves everything. Parents did not have money for college, and the boy sold newspapers on the street for a long time. Needless to say, there was no question of buying books, and Ray was very fond of reading. When the boy was 12 years old, he could not find out the continuation of the novel The Great Warrior of Mars, since he did not have money to buy a second book. Then he decided to write a sequel. This moment became the starting point of a long and fruitful creative journey of the writer.
At the age of 16, Ray's first publication was published - a small poem. This was followed by several stories that were published in little-known magazines. Even then, he realized that his mission was to be a writer. Ray was very hardworking. Each month, at least five stories came out of his pen. He constantly visited various exhibitions, libraries and followed the new trends of science. But he did not yet have his own writing style. In his creations, he tried to copy the style of Edgar Allan Poe.
