Death Is a Lonely Business (Smert Delo Odinokoe)

Ray Bradbury is an American science fiction writer. Critics classify some of his works as magical realism.

Ray Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920, in Waukegan, Illinois. He received his middle name, Douglas, in honor of the famous actor of the time, Douglas Fairbanks. His father was Leonard Spaulding Bradbury, a descendant of English settlers. His mother was Marie Esther Moberg, of Swedish origin.

In 1934, the Bradbury family moved to Los Angeles, where Ray lived his entire life. The writer’s childhood and youth were spent during the Great Depression;…

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