Ray Bradbury, RIP

[alexpgp]

Via Cato @ Liberty:

But a story that doesn’t get much attention — it’s not in the Times obituary — is how Fahrenheit 451 itself was censored, by people who no doubt thought they had the best of intentions. When he discovered what had been done, he wrote a Coda to the 1979 Del Rey edition. It’s worth reading today. What Bradbury said then is still true: “There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people run­ning about with lit matches.”

Cheers...

Comments

[days-unfolding.livejournal.com]

Damn. We lost a good one. I remember reading some of his books years ago.

And yes, libraries face challenges on the books that they buy all the time. And it wouldn't surprise me if Fahrenheit 451 was one of them.

[grosh.livejournal.com]

So sad! "451 по Фаренгейту" made me learn English seriously. Ray was like torch in the night for many people.