S On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 7:30 AM, Udhay Shankar N <ud...@pobox.com> wrote:
> On 06-Jun-12 10:24 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2010/aug/23/ray-bradbury-video-tribute > > And another one of note, from Neil Gaiman: > > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jun/06/ray-bradbury-neil-gaiman-appreciation > > Udhay > > Whether one says "shit" or not depends on whether one considers his contribution a (to use a pun) foundation for science-fiction-as-literature, or considers it part of the not-relevant past. I liked this simple tribute in the local paper here: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stltoday/obituary.aspx?n=ray-bradbury&pid=157951797 I especially like this: "Until near the end of his life, Bradbury resisted one of the innovations he helped anticipate: electronic books, likening them to burnt metal and urging readers to stick to the old-fashioned pleasures of ink and paper. But in late 2011, as the rights to "Fahrenheit 451" were up for renewal, he gave in and allowed his most famous novel to come out in digital form. In return, he received a great deal of money and a special promise from Simon & Schuster: The publisher agreed to make the e-book available to libraries, the only Simon & Schuster e-book at the time that library patrons were allowed to download." Deepa.
