Zen in the Art of Writing [Lingua inglese] - Brossura

Bradbury, Ray

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ISBN 10: 0008136513 ISBN 13: 9780008136512

Casa editrice: HarperVoyager, 2015

Riassunto

In this exuberant book, the incomparable Ray Bradbury shares the wisdom, experience, and excitement of a lifetime of writing.

The first thing a writer should be is – excited

Author of the iconic FAHRENHEIT 451, THE ILLUSTRATED MAN and THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES, Ray Bradbury is one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.

Part memoir, part masterclass, ZEN IN THE ART OF WRITING offers a vivid and exuberant insight into the craft of writing. Bradbury reveals how writers can each find their own unique path to developing their voice and style.

ZEN IN THE ART OF WRITING offers a celebration of the act of writing that will delight, impassion, and inspire.

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Recensione:

‘No other writer uses language with greater originality and zest. he seems to be a American Dylan Thomas – with discipline’ Sunday Telegraph

'Let us now praise Ray Bradbury, the uncrowned poet laureate of science fiction.' The Times

'It is impossible not to admire the vigour of his prose, similes and metaphors constantly cascading from his imagination' Spectator

‘Bradbury is an authentic original’ Time Magazine

L'autore:

One of the greatest science fiction and fantasy writers of all time, Ray Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, in 1920. He moved with his family to Los Angeles in 1934. Since his first story appeared in Weird Tales when he was twenty years old, he published some 500 short stories, novels, plays, scripts and poems. Among his many famous works are Fahrenheit 451, The Illustrated Man and The Martian Chronicles. Ray Bradbury died in 2012 at the age of 91.

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• Editore: HarperVoyager
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0008136513
• ISBN 13: 9780008136512
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 148