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Collection dirigée par Henri Yvinec Cette collection s’adresse à tous ceux qui désirent découvrir ou redécouvrir le plaisir de lire dans leur langue d’origine les œuvres des plus grands auteurs contemporains.
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Ray Bradbury
A Story of Love
and Other Non-Science Fiction Stories
Préface inédite de l’auteur Présentées par Liliane et Marielle Yvinec
Une histoire d’amour entre une institutrice et son élève, la vengeance longtemps refoulée d’un homme contre son « ami » d’enfance, un vieillard nostalgique dans un fauteuil roulant… autant de thèmes proches de notre vie quotidienne qui nous portent à prendre au sérieux la boutade de Ray Bradbury dans sa brillante préface inédite : « Auteur de science-fiction, moi ? Impossible ! Mais quand donc ? »
Collection dirigée par Henri Yvinec Cette collection s’adresse à tous ceux qui désirent découvrir ou redécouvrir le plaisir de lire dans leur langue d’origine les œuvres des plus grands auteurs contemporains.
Notes en anglais en regard du texte, lexique bilingue en fin de volume dispensent d’un recours fastidieux au dictionnaire.
Ray Bradbury
A Story of Love
and Other Non-Science Fiction Stories
Préface inédite de l’auteur Présentées par Liliane et Marielle Yvinec
Une histoire d’amour entre une institutrice et son élève, la vengeance longtemps refoulée d’un homme contre son « ami » d’enfance, un vieillard nostalgique dans un fauteuil roulant… autant de thèmes proches de notre vie quotidienne qui nous portent à prendre au sérieux la boutade de Ray Bradbury dans sa brillante préface inédite : « Auteur de science-fiction, moi ? Impossible ! Mais quand donc ? »
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First published June 1, 1982
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About the author
Ray Bradbury
2,561 books25.2k followersRay Douglas Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.
Bradbury is best known for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and his short-story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), and The October Country (1955). Other notable works include the coming of age novel Dandelion Wine (1957), the dark fantasy Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962) and the fictionalized memoir Green Shadows, White Whale (1992). He also wrote and consulted on screenplays and television scripts, including Moby Dick and It Came from Outer Space. Many of his works were adapted into television and film productions as well as comic books. Bradbury also wrote poetry which has been published in several collections, such as They Have Not Seen the Stars (2001).
The New York Times called Bradbury "An author whose fanciful imagination, poetic prose, and mature understanding of human character have won him an international reputation" and "the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream".
Bradbury is best known for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and his short-story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), and The October Country (1955). Other notable works include the coming of age novel Dandelion Wine (1957), the dark fantasy Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962) and the fictionalized memoir Green Shadows, White Whale (1992). He also wrote and consulted on screenplays and television scripts, including Moby Dick and It Came from Outer Space. Many of his works were adapted into television and film productions as well as comic books. Bradbury also wrote poetry which has been published in several collections, such as They Have Not Seen the Stars (2001).
The New York Times called Bradbury "An author whose fanciful imagination, poetic prose, and mature understanding of human character have won him an international reputation" and "the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream".
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February 26, 2011
There is some kind of magic in Bradbury's story-telling even when it comes to plain, short stories about ordinary people. And how bizarre it works! A sad story like "Calling Mexico" or "The leave-taking" can make you feel content with life and appreciating its mechanism.
Through his characters' thoughts and memories the author eventually convinces us that everything in life makes sense. Even death. Because it's simply part of the journey through time on a boat called "Farewell Summer".
Through his characters' thoughts and memories the author eventually convinces us that everything in life makes sense. Even death. Because it's simply part of the journey through time on a boat called "Farewell Summer".
November 12, 2015
Sevenler kavuşamadı ) Bradbury tarzında bir bitiş ile, kısacık, çok da sıradışı olmayan bir hikaye.
April 22, 2018
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May 7, 2020While Ray Bradbury is most well known for his science fiction and dystopian writings, I consider the Story of Love to be on par in quality and enchantment to his other works. This short story explores the constraints that society puts on love and recognizes that affections cannot always be pursued. A young, awkward boy falls in love with his teacher and the teacher also begins to develop feelings for her student. Out of love and respect for each other they choose not pursue a relationship though and the story ends with a heart-wrenching but peaceful ending of a love that never was.
For whatever reason, we as human often fall in love and crush on people regardless of age or social norms we know contradict our desires. While we may never know exactly why, the feelings are certainly tangible. I think middle schoolers are often associated with this misplaced infatuation, even if it comes from a well- meaning place. I think that it is important to talk about those feelings and explore them in depth to understand why instead of telling middle schoolers they are wrong or weird to have such thoughts. This text is an excellent way to open up these sorts of conversations about love, temperance, and self-control.
One way to engage students in this sort of self-analysis is to employ the writing strategy Kelly Gallagher calls what would have happened if... I would use this strategy in a whole group setting first to talk about what would have happened if the boy and his teacher pursued their relationship. After modeling the process for the students I would then turn them loose and have them create their own analysis of what would have happened if they pursued a friendship or relationship that may not have happened.
For whatever reason, we as human often fall in love and crush on people regardless of age or social norms we know contradict our desires. While we may never know exactly why, the feelings are certainly tangible. I think middle schoolers are often associated with this misplaced infatuation, even if it comes from a well- meaning place. I think that it is important to talk about those feelings and explore them in depth to understand why instead of telling middle schoolers they are wrong or weird to have such thoughts. This text is an excellent way to open up these sorts of conversations about love, temperance, and self-control.
One way to engage students in this sort of self-analysis is to employ the writing strategy Kelly Gallagher calls what would have happened if... I would use this strategy in a whole group setting first to talk about what would have happened if the boy and his teacher pursued their relationship. After modeling the process for the students I would then turn them loose and have them create their own analysis of what would have happened if they pursued a friendship or relationship that may not have happened.
June 30, 2024
this is for the short story 'a story of love,' only, which i read as part of the collection 'the stories of...'
it's great. maybe my favorite non-sf story in the collection. it's sad & sweet without being saccharine or wimpy. some dreary miserable people will clutch their pearls at it now, no doubt. those people are your enemies.
it's great. maybe my favorite non-sf story in the collection. it's sad & sweet without being saccharine or wimpy. some dreary miserable people will clutch their pearls at it now, no doubt. those people are your enemies.
May 23, 2019
“Hoslanmadigin bir seyin ustune gitmek, cogu kez getirdiyi mutlulukdan fazlasini goturur” 💙
March 3, 2021
A Story of Love is one of genuine love between an unusual couple. Realistic and sensitive, it is a masterpiece.
July 3, 2013
I adored the writing style. I was moved by the depth of the stories. I delighted in the psychological introspection of human kind. In brief, the book is marvelous.
My favourites are Calling Mexico and The Town Where No One Got Off. I particularly like how the latter surprises with the conclusion that no matter how ordinary a person is, one always possesses a dark side, a very dark side. Whether explored or not, acknowledged or ignored, darkness is part of the person and it contributes to his extreme complexity.
My favourites are Calling Mexico and The Town Where No One Got Off. I particularly like how the latter surprises with the conclusion that no matter how ordinary a person is, one always possesses a dark side, a very dark side. Whether explored or not, acknowledged or ignored, darkness is part of the person and it contributes to his extreme complexity.
February 11, 2016
Məktəbli 13yaşlı Bob və GreenTowna yeni gələn gözəllik mücəssəməsi 24yaşlı müəllimə Ann Taylor arasında yaranan sevgidən bəhs edir.Qısa hekayə deyə bilərik.Bob atasının işi ilə əlaqədar GreenTowndan köçməli olur,və buraya 16il sonra təsadüfən evli bir kişi olaraq gəlir.Soraqlayandan sonra xəbər tutur ki,Ann o köçdükdən iki il sonra vəfat edib.Bradbury həyat qanunlarını özünəməxsus şəkildə qabardır.Yaş və digər amillərin sevgi qarşısında əngəli.Sonda isə Bob həyat yoldaşının təsvirinin eynən hekayənin əvvəlində Anna bənzəməsi Bradbury mistikasının bir nümunəsidir,yəqin ki...
April 3, 2012
This is a limited edition book containing a previously uncollected short story and two poems. The story is called The Love Affair and is the tale of a Martian who is inexorably drawn to an Earth woman he doesn't understand, even though he knows that contact with her will likely kill him. The edition I read was #207 of 300 and is signed by the author.
May 15, 2008
My first book in English (almost) !!
November 18, 2015
Tipik Bradbury romantizmi. Zaten başka yerde de bulamayız onu.
April 21, 2016
Rey Bredberinin(1920-2012) Green Town trilogiyasından qısa və unudulmaz bir hekayə.13 yaşlı Bob Spaulding və 24 yaşlı Ann Taylor.Deməyə söz tapa bilmirəm.I JUST LOVED THIS STORY.
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