Book Review - Ray Bradbury The Last Interview
This book is a collection of interviews by
Ray Bradbury
Ray Douglas Bradbury (US: BRAD-berr-ee; August 22, 1920 – June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.
's biographer, Sam
Weller.
Sam presents a glimpse into the final years of Ray Bradbury's life, which in
itself is moving. It took a moment for me to realize the depravity of life
during the old age, even as we constantly associate Ray Bradbury with his work
on
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 is a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. It presents a future American society where books have been outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are found. The novel follows in the viewpoint of Guy Montag, a fireman who becomes disillusioned with his role of censoring literature and destroying knowledge, eventually quitting his job and committing himself to the preservation of literary and cultural writings.
, which he had written multiple years ago. This was the
poignant part of the entire book for me, and it shook me a bit.
But despite this, the book is hip and is full of love. It is about the love that Ray Bradbury shared for books, authors and his craft. He encouraged everyone to follow their path of love and to true to themselves.
I got a glimpse into why Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451, and how did he shape his characters. I haven't read Fahrenheit 451, but I had watched the movie and listened to the short version called blink of that book. It seems funny in retrospect that I had approached Fahrenheit 451 in these media, and not read it. But I will certainly read it and appreciate it even more now.