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A 5 page paper which examines the
claims that Ray Bradbury is not truly a science fiction writer. Bibliography lists 4
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he is often categorized as such. Bradburys work is comprised of strange possibilities and often incorporates some science, however invalid, into the work. Yet, he is not a science fiction
writer according to many critics. Interestingly enough, he does not even consider himself to be a science fiction writer, preferring instead to see himself as a fantasy writer. Bearing these
realities in mind we present the following paper which examines the claims that Ray Bradbury is not a science fiction writer. Ray Bradbury As mentioned, many individuals and
critics, including Bradbury himself, deny that Bradburys work is science fiction. Perhaps the mislabeling came when he began writing stories which were submitted to magazines that often possessed a great
deal of science fiction. He himself noted that his work was not like the other stories in the compilations: "I began to notice that my stuff was different from other
stories in the same magazine. Here I was coming up to my favorite writers and then I was passing them...And it was a strange situation at the end of 10
or 15 years to look back and say, My God, Im alone" (Bolhafner ibrad.html). In essence, his work began to stand alone, not truly being science fiction, yet touching on
realms that were considered science fiction. For example, one looks at his work "The Martian Chronicles" and immediately assumes that it is science fiction. But, the truth is that it
is fantasy. And, according to others it is something else completely. Bradbury notes the comments of Aldous Huxley on one occasion when they were eating together: "he leaned forward, and
he said, (Bradbury puts on a British accent and a thin, quavering old mans voice) Do you know what you are? And I said No, Mr. Huxley, what am I?
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