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Birth
Ray Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, 1920. He is an American novelist and storyteller known primarily for his science fiction books -
Burning of books
On May 10, 1933, university students burned more than 25,000 volumes of "non-German" books, and thus presaged a period of state censorship and control of culture. This event gave rise to the inspiration of one of the most famous books "Farenheit 451" -
Childhood
From his childhood, Bradbury was an avid reader, and he also wrote amateur writings. -
Youth
Upon graduating from Los Angeles High School in 1938 he began to train self-taught, spending most of the day in the public library reading books -
Claim to fame
Bradbury, became definitely famous with the compilation of his best stories in the volume Martian Chronicles (1950). They reflect the anxieties that existed in the North American society of the fifties, in the face of the danger of a nuclear war. -
First novel
It published in the year 1953, Fahrenheit 451, that turned out to be an important success, for that reason taken to the cinema by Francois Truffaut. In it he expressed the power of the media and the excessive conformism that dominates society. -
The end
The life of this important and long-time self-taught writer ended on June 6, 2012 at home, accompanied by his children. He was buried in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles. Where he was given a heartfelt tribute.
