Farewell Summer: A Novel - Rilegato

Bradbury, Ray

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0061131547 ISBN 13: 9780061131547

Casa editrice: William Morrow & Co, 2006

Riassunto

Celebrating the final days of summer, thirteen-year-old Douglas Spaulding and his friends declare war on the stuffy older set of their community who would put an end to their wild ways, an effort for which the boys plot to stop the courthouse building clock as a means of staying young forever. 50,000 first printing.

Su questo libro

Recensione:

“[B]eautiful imagery and well-crafted prose.” (Chicago Sun-Times)

“An intriguing coda to one of Bradbury’s classics. ” (Kirkus Reviews)

“Creepier than [Dandelion Wine] but retains the elegiac tone and lovely descriptions of 1920s boyhood.” (Library Journal)

“A touching meditation on memories, aging, and the endless cycle of birth and death.” (Booklist)

“Poignant, wise...Bradbury’s mature but fresh return to his beloved early writing conveys a depth of feeling.” (Publishers Weekly)

“Bradbury remains a master of inspired storytelling . . . The long-awaited, rewarding conclusion to an American classic.” (Rocky Mountain News)

L'autore:

In a career spanning more than seventy years, Ray Bradbury, who died on June 5, 2011 at the age of 91, inspired generations of readers to dream, think, and create. A prolific author of hundreds of short stories and close to fifty books, as well as numerous poems, essays, operas, plays, teleplays, and screenplays, Bradbury was one of the most celebrated writers of our time. His groundbreaking works include Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Dandelion Wine, and Something Wicked This Way Comes. He wrote the screen play for John Huston's classic film adaptation of Moby Dick, and was nominated for an Academy Award. He adapted sixty-five of his stories for television's The Ray Bradbury Theater, and won an Emmy for his teleplay of The Halloween Tree. He was the recipient of the 2000 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2004 National Medal of Arts, and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, among many honors.

Throughout his life, Bradbury liked to recount the story of meeting a carnival magician, Mr. Electrico, in 1932. At the end of his performance Electrico reached out to the twelve-year-old Bradbury, touched the boy with his sword, and commanded, "Live forever!" Bradbury later said, "I decided that was the greatest idea I had ever heard. I started writing every day. I never stopped."

Su questa edizione

• Editore: William Morrow & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0061131547
• ISBN 13: 9780061131547
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 211