His books told us about ourselves, even as they ranged widely over the universe. In a genre famous for escapist concepts, Bradbury refused to use the escape hatch. His books contained powerful ideas, even when they seemed to deal in the most fanciful topics. No one did more than Ray Bradbury to legitimize sci-fi in the eyes of the literary establishment, and pave the way for today’s newfound respectability of genre writing. His headstone, which is already in place at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, reads “Author of 'Fahrenheit 451.'”Ĭan I lobby for a bigger headstone and a longer text? Ray Bradbury’s legacy rests on much more than that one book, even a remarkable work such as "Fahrenheit 451." It’s fitting that the week Bradbury leaves us, the New Yorker releases a special issue devoted to science fiction. Science fiction icon Ray Bradbury, who died Tuesday at age 91, picked out his epitaph long before he passed away.
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