Dandelion Wine
A Novel
Random House Worlds · Print & ebook · March 1, 1985
From one of the 20th century’s most beloved storytellers, a moving evocation of the wonder found on the cusp of adolescence and a powerful depiction of small town American life “[Dandelion Wine] is Bradbury’s masterpiece, his fullest, most deeply felt and lyrical expression, touching on his usual themes of youth, old age and small-town life but stripped of their usual layer of sci-fi remove.”—Electric Literature “[Ray] Bradbury is an authentic original.”—Time The summer of 1928 was a vintage season for a growing boy.
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- Genres
- Coming-of-Age, Small-Town Fiction, Magical Realism
- Published
- Random House Worlds, March 1, 1985
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From one of the 20th century’s most beloved storytellers, a moving evocation of the wonder found on the cusp of adolescence and a powerful depiction of small town American life “[Dandelion Wine] is Bradbury’s masterpiece, his fullest, most deeply felt and lyrical expression, touching on his usual themes of youth, old age and small-town life but stripped of their usual layer of sci-fi remove.”—Electric Literature “[Ray] Bradbury is an authentic original.”—Time The summer of 1928 was a vintage season for a growing boy.
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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 in moving, interconnected vignettes, by the incomparable Ray Bradbury.
Lyrical Summer
Come here for
- Bradbury’s lyrical, story-by-story glow
- A collector’s stop in his 20th-century U.S. fantasy shelf
Expect
- Sustained, episodic immersion
- More savor than sprint
Where it sits
| Coming-of-Age | 72% |
|---|---|
| Magical Realism | 32% |
| Small-Town Fiction | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- The Classics
- Coming-of-Age
- Small-Town Fiction
- Authors
- Ray Bradbury
- Publisher
- Random House Worlds
- Published
- March 1, 1985
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- The Classics