Now, at 21 years old, I often wonder where that letter ended up.Īs is obvious, I have a sentimental attachment to Fahrenheit 451, and that’s the main reason why I consider it to be such an influential and impactful book. He was 91 years old, and my letter never got to him. (It might have been generous to call my short story short.) Then I decorated the envelope with red and orange flames and stuck three stamps in the corner because it was so heavy. What I do remember is including a small postscript informing him that I had enclosed an original short story, and would he please respond with any comments he might have. I don’t remember now exactly what I wrote I’m sure it was clumsy. In this letter, I tried to express how much his book meant to me. I wanted to be a writer just like Bradbury.Īfter school the day that I finished reading Fahrenheit 451, I sat down to write Bradbury a letter. I wanted to wrap myself up in unexpected metaphors and lush allusions. That being said, Fahrenheit 451 didn’t even register as belonging to a genre as I read it.īradbury’s language was so rich and real and immediate that I remember being as convinced of the world he built as I was of any “real” setting. I wasn’t a particular fan of science fiction, nor was I a fan of dystopian fiction. I was in seventh grade the first time that I read Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451.
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