Book Title: Fahrenheit 451 Author: Ray Bradbury Original
date of publication: 1953 Part A.) The Author. Visit the
reference section of a library. Drawing from at least two
sources, share the life story of the author. Discuss how the
author’s life and circumstances may have influenced the
novel. (Use your own words.) Ray Bradbury Ray Bradbury
was born in Waukegan, Illinois on August 22, 1920. Ray
Bradbury is an American novelist, short-story writer,
essayist, playwright, screenwriter, and poet. Bradbury’s first
book that got published was “Hollerbochens Dilemma”.
Bradbury’s most popular novel, was Fahrenheit 451, it was
released in 1953. Ray Bradbury has been awarded the O.
Henry Memorial Award, the Benjamin Franklin Award in
1954. Bradbury was an imaginative child, and being the
creative child he was he was prone to nightmares. I think the
way he thought when he was a child is finally coming out and
he is writing about his fantasies. Source: May, Keith M.
Aldous......
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