CONTEMPORARY ANGLO-AMERICAN LITERATURE - Ray Bradbury (Waukegan, 1920 - Los Angeles, 2012) - 3

Ray Bradbury (Waukegan, 1920 - Los Angeles, 2012)2 typed letters signed and 1 typed document with autograph notes and signature by American author, primarily known for his dystopian novel "Fahrenheit 451".Recipient of numerous awards, many of his works were adapted as comic books, television programs and movies.Typed letters signed May 29, 1985. To Peter Michielsen, about arranging an interview in September: "I can give you one hour, if you don’t mind that limitation. I have a busy autumn ahead of me, writing an entire series of tv scripts based on my own stories". 1 p., on the author’s letterhead.June 23, 1986. To James Chapman, about the author's creative process: "All of my ideas come from a joyful play with my subconscious, testing my various rainbarrels inside my head with word association, then galloping ahead full charge. I have never worked a day in my life. All of my writing has been grand fun (...) I admired Poe and Lovecraft as a young writer, aged 12 to 18, and then grew into Huxley, John Collier, Wells, E. Waugh, Gerald Heard, G.B. Shaw, etc. They are all my teachers". With a printed sketch underlying the text and autograph inscriptions. 1 p.Typed document with autograph dedication signed and dated 1/30/86. Bradbury answers 3 questions for an Open University’s research on contemporary writers.