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Ray!

Half-a-century after its first publication, Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 remains one of the most iconic works in American Literature and was one of the first novels included in the NEA's Big Read. At home with his cats and collectibles, Mr. Bradbury, a 2004 Medal of Arts recipient, talks about how the book came into being and what has sustained his extraordinary career.

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Ray Bradbury caricature, with Bradbury working at a typewriter with a burning page from Fahrenheit 451

      Portrait by John Sherffius

 

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