Ray Bradbury’s beautiful metaphors in his opening chapter, is stunning and I love this kind of writing, so poetic in nature. Thank you Charles for another great literary post! K D 🙂
One of the reasons that I love to read, in addition to experiencing other worlds, walking in the path of other characters, learning about the world around us, and escaping from reality for a short time, is to enjoy the beauty of words. Some writers are able to elevate their writing to a level of poetry and beauty that is exhilarating and joyful to read.
One writer, whose use of words, reaches poetic levels is Ray Bradbury. He is a writer not easily confined to one genre and whose work is defined by love of story. I have taught his work in several college classes in both Muhlenberg College and Lehigh University, and his writing has been an influence on me as a novelist.
I will offer two passages from his brilliant novel Dandelion Wine, a BildungsRoman or coming-of-age story, set in late 1920s in Green Town…
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Thank you so much for the reblogging!!!
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Charles, you are very welcomed! Karen Anne
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Ray Bradbury is indeed an amazing author. He’s one of my mentors. I still remember when I met him at a book signing and he treated me like a long lost friend. In fact, I just wrote a post about that today.
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