An edition of Dandelion Wine (1946)

Dandelion wine

a novel.

[1st ed.]
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An edition of Dandelion Wine (1946)

Dandelion wine

a novel.

[1st ed.]
  • 4.24 ·
  • 21 Ratings
  • 128 Want to read
  • 4 Currently reading
  • 33 Have read

The summer of '28 was a vintage season for a growing boy. A summer of green apple trees, mowed lawns, and new sneakers. Of half-burnt firecrackers, of gathering dandelions, of Grandma's belly-busting dinner. It was a summer of sorrows and marvels and gold-fuzzed bees. A magical, timeless summer in the life of a twelve-year-old boy named Douglas Spaulding—remembered forever by the incomparable Ray Bradbury.

Dandelion Wine is unique amongst the works of the popular author Ray Bradbury, in that it provides us with perhaps the clearest insight into the thoughts and feelings of the author. The book was published in 1957, perhaps over twenty years after the era which it is about, thus providing an inevitable theme of nostalgia throughout the book. The principal character, Douglas Spalding, and his brother Tom, encounter a series of adventures which are described in a crafted and distinguished manner to provide a philosophical tone throughout the book. The narrative is enriched by the experiences of individuals such as Leo Auffman, who attempts (unsuccessfully) to construct a 'Happiness machine'. Overall, the book provides a nostalgic sense of childhood and an understanding of the beauty of the world and all its features; in this way, it appears to be Bradbury himself reminiscing on his past. Douglas has similar traits to those Bradbury has later in life identified in himself, strengthening this interpretation.

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Publisher
Doubleday
Language
English
Pages
281

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Cover of: Dandelion Wine
Dandelion Wine
2008, Harper Voyager
in English
Cover of: Dandelion Wine
Dandelion Wine
1999?, Spectra/Bantam Books
Mass Market Paperback in English
Cover of: Dandelion Wine
Dandelion Wine
1985, Bantam Books
Mass Market Paperback in English
Cover of: Dandelion Wine
Dandelion Wine
1982, Granada
Paperback in English
Cover of: Dandelion Wine
Dandelion Wine
1982-08, Bantam Books
Mass Market Paperback in English
Cover of: Dandelion wine.
Dandelion wine.
1969-09, Bantam Books
in English - Bantam Pathfinder ed.
Cover of: Dandelion wine
Dandelion wine: a novel.
1957, Doubleday
in English - [1st ed.]

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Garden City, N.Y

Classifications

Library of Congress
PZ3.B72453 Dan, PS3503.R167 Dan

The Physical Object

Pagination
281 p.
Number of pages
281

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL6222512M
Internet Archive
dandelionwine0000rayb
LCCN
57007824
OCLC/WorldCat
964614
Library Thing
2460

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