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Ray Bradbury on the origins of Fahrenheit 451

Monday, October 25, 2010

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That great god of the written word, Ray Bradbury, talks with Hugh Hefner about the origins of Fahrenheit 451; Ray is, of course, wonderful as ever and I have to give credit where it is due, Hefner is quite thoughtful too, also discussing the importance of the printed word: Bradbury has been one of my [...]

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Burn, baby, burn, literary inferno…

Friday, October 2, 2009

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I hadn’t realised that the annual (and highly commendable) Banned Book Week organised by the American Library Association to celebrate the important writing some would try to ban or even burn (a true mark of a barbarian to my way of thinking, burning books) included a poster inspired by Tim Hamilton’s recent graphic novel adaptation [...]

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