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Becoming Ray Bradbury chronicles the making of an iconic American writer by exploring Ray Bradbury's childhood and early years of his long life in fiction, film, television, radio, and theater. Jonathan R. Eller measures the impact of the authors, artists, illustrators, and filmmakers who stimulated Bradbury's imagination throughout his first three decades. Unprecedented access to Bradbury's personal papers and other private collections provides insight into his emerging talent through his unpublished correspondence, his rare but often insightful notes on writing, and his interactions with those who mentored him during those early years. Beginning with his childhood in Waukegan, Illinois, and Los Angeles, this biography follows Bradbury's development from avid reader to maturing author, making a living writing for the genre pulps and mainstream magazines. Eller illuminates the sources of Bradbury's growing interest in the human mind, the human condition, and the ambiguities of life and death--themes that became increasingly apparent in his early fiction. Bradbury's correspondence documents his frustrating encounters with the major trade publishing houses and his earliest unpublished reflections on the nature of authorship. Eller traces the sources of Bradbury's very conscious decisions, following the sudden success of The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man, to voice controversial political statements in his fiction. Eller also elucidates the complex creative motivations that yielded Fahrenheit 451.
Becoming Ray Bradbury reveals Bradbury's emotional world as it matured through his explorations of cinema and art, his interactions with agents and editors, his reading discoveries, and the invaluable reading suggestions of older writers. These largely unexplored elements of his life pave the way to a deeper understanding of his more public achievements, providing a biography of the mind, the story of Bradbury's self-education and the emerging sense of authorship at the heart of his boundless creativity.
Contents
CoverCopyrightContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I1. From the Nursery to the Library2. L.A. High and the Science Fiction League3. Hannes Bok and the Lorelei4. NYCon 19395. Futuria Fantasia6. From the Fanzines to the Prozines7. Early Disappointments: The Science Fiction PulpsPart II8. Living in Two Worlds9. Reading about Writing10. Early Mentors: Hamilton, Williamson, and Brackett11. "Chrysalis": Bradbury and Henry Kuttner12. A New World of Reading13. An Emerging Sense of Critical Judgment14. On the Shoulders of Giants15. The Road to Autumn's HouseIllustrations follow pages 96 and 210Part III16. Exploring the Human Mind17. Exploring the Human Condition18. With the Blessings of His Mentors19. New Stories and New Opportunities20. Life and Death in Mexico21. Transitions: Bradbury and Don Congdon22. The Power of Love23. From Arkham to New York24. Obsessed with Perfection25. Dark CarnivalPart IV26. Lifetime Partnerships27. The Illinois Novel28. Bradbury and Modernity29. Modernist Alternatives30. Finding His Own Way31. The Anthology Game32. Paradise Postponed33. Broadening Horizons34. The Miracle Year: Winter and SpringIllustrations follow pages 96 and 21035. The Miracle Year: Summer and FallPart V36. Critical Praise, Private Worries37. New York, 195138. Controversial Fictions39. New Worlds: Graphic and Television Adaptations40. The Wheel of Fortune41. Joe Mugnaini and The Golden Apples of the Sun42. Bantam and Ballantine43. Hollywood at Last44. Political Controversy45. Fahrenheit 45146. The Last Night of the WorldNotesIndex
