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 …
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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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Dandelion Wine
Mass Market Paperback, 239 pagine
lingua English
Pubblicato il 10 Agosto 1981 da Bantam Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-553-20519-0ISBN copiato!
- Numero OCLC:
- 10008817
Dandelion Wine (Earthlight)
Paperback, 239 pagine
lingua English
Pubblicato il 17 Luglio 2000 da Simon & Schuster Ltd.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-671-03770-3ISBN copiato!
- Numero OCLC:
- 43673237
Dandelion Wine (Earthlight)
Paperback, 239 pagine
lingua English
Pubblicato il 17 Luglio 2000 da Simon & Schuster Ltd.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-671-03770-3ISBN copiato!
- Numero OCLC:
- 43673237
Dandelion Wine
Hardcover, 334 pagine
lingua English
Pubblicato il 10 Dicembre 1999 da G. K. Hall & Company.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-7838-8817-0ISBN copiato!
Dandelion Wine
Audio Cassette, 200 pagine
lingua English
Pubblicato il 01 Gennaio 2007 da Blackstone Audio Inc..
- ISBN:
- 978-0-7861-4714-4ISBN copiato!
- Numero OCLC:
- 80749004
El Vino Del Estio/Dandelion Wine
Hardcover, 240 pagine
lingua Spanish
Pubblicato il 10 Marzo 1986 da Minotauro.
- ISBN:
- 978-84-450-7057-4ISBN copiato!
- Numero OCLC:
- 434247391
DANDELION WINE
Paperback, 192 pagine
lingua English
Pubblicato il 10 Maggio 1977 da Panther Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-586-04360-8ISBN copiato!
El Vino del Estio
Paperback, 240 pagine
lingua Spanish
Pubblicato il 10 Maggio 1997 da Minotauro.
- ISBN:
- 978-84-450-7233-2ISBN copiato!
- Numero OCLC:
- 49304506
Dandelion Wine (Grand Master Editions)
School & Library Binding
lingua English
Pubblicato il 10 Ottobre 1999 da Tandem Library.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-8085-2071-9ISBN copiato!
Dandelion wine
267, pagine
lingua English
Pubblicato il 10 Maggio 1999 da Avon Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-380-97726-0ISBN copiato!
- Numero OCLC:
- 90028569
El Vino del Estio
Paperback
lingua Spanish
Pubblicato il 10 Luglio 2006 da Booket.
- ISBN:
- 978-84-450-7604-0ISBN copiato!
- Numero OCLC:
- 433607924
Dandelion Wine
Audio CD, 200 pagine
lingua English
Pubblicato il 01 Gennaio 2007 da Blackstone Audio Inc..
- ISBN:
- 978-0-7861-6582-7ISBN copiato!
Dandelion wine
269, pagine
lingua English
Pubblicato il 10 Maggio 1975 da Knopf : distributed by Random House.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-394-49605-4ISBN copiato!
- Numero OCLC:
- 1119524
Löwenzahnwein. Roman.
Paperback, 288 pagine
lingua German
Pubblicato il 01 Maggio 1999 da Diogenes Verlag.
- ISBN:
- 978-3-257-21045-3ISBN copiato!
Dandelion Wine
Mass Market Paperback
lingua English
Pubblicato il 10 Agosto 1982 da Bantam Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-553-24219-5ISBN copiato!
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