Award winning author of hundreds of novels, short stories, plays, tv and film scripts Ray Bradbury has died in Los Angeles. He helped bring science fiction into the literary mainstream but preferred to be called a fantasy writer. His most celebrated novel was Fahenheit 451, made into a film in 1966. It warns of the evils of mass media and censorship. It depicts a future dystopian society in which books are banned and burned, characters are addicted to mindless tv.
Ray Bradbury did not attend college after graduating from high school. Instead he spent his spare time in his local library, reading and studying independently until at the age of 27 he could say he had "graduated from the library". (As librarians we love those stories).
So many tributes are being paid to this visionary storyteller.
"In a career spanning more than seventy years, Ray Bradbury has inspired generations of readers to dream, think, and create." - Harper Collins
Ray Bradbury also inspired authors and many have paid tribute to him - see BBC news - http://bbc.in/LByQGD
Read The Guardian obituary - http://bit.ly/LzcVxV
Books by Ray Bradbury on our Catalogue: http://bit.ly/Nl6aGa
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