Dandelion Wine, Ray Bradbury
Dandelion Wine, Ray Bradbury
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Dandelion Wine

Author: Ray Bradbury, Nancy Curran Willis, Mark Vander Berg, Jerry Robbins

Narrator: a full cast

Unabridged: 1 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/05/2007

Synopsis

Ray Bradbury’s endearing, lyrical tale of boyhood and an idyllic Midwestern summer is presented here as a full-cast audio dramatization by The Colonial Theatre on the Air, complete with sound effects and a brilliant music score.Twelve-year-old Douglas Spaulding knows Green Town, Illinois, is as vast and deep as the whole world that lies beyond. For Douglas, summer is a pair of new tennis shoes, the first harvest of dandelions for Grandfather’s renowned intoxicant, the distant clang of the trolley bell on a hazy afternoon. But as young Douglas is about to discover, summer can be more than the repetition of established rituals that hold time at bay. It can be a best friend moving away, a human time machine that can transport you back to the Civil War, or a sideshow automaton able to glimpse the bittersweet future.

About Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury (1920–2012), one of the most popular science fiction writers in the world, wrote more than five hundred short stories, novels, plays, and poems. He won many awards, including the Grand Master Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the O. Henry Memorial Award, the Benjamin Franklin Award, the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement, and the PEN Center USA West Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2000, he was the recipient of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.

About Jerry Robbins

Jerry Robbins is an American actor and singer who has performed in more than one hundred stage productions, including an acclaimed portrayal of John Barrymore in William Luces’ play, Barrymore. He has also written and produced forty radio plays with his company, the Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air, winning the Parents Choice Award for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 2001 and an Audio Worlds Golden Headset Award for Little Big Horn in 1999.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Peter D on July 02, 2007

The only reason I gave this book five stars was because I couldn't give it five thousand. I can't express how beautiful this book is. I've never cried so hard (no, not even when Mrs. Johnson read us "Where the Red Fern Grows" in the third grade), nor have I felt so much love from a bunch of grouped t......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on February 26, 2017

Magic Realism - according to Wikipedia "Magical realism, magic realism, or marvelous realism is a genre of narrative fiction and, more broadly, art (literature, painting, film, theatre, etc.) that, while encompassing a range of subtly different concepts, expresses a primarily realistic view of the re......more

Goodreads review by Vit on October 24, 2023

Dandelion wine stands for memory and in Dandelion Wine memory plays the leading role. And there, row upon row, with the soft gleam of flowers opened at morning, with the light of this June sun glowing through a faint skin of dust, would stand the dandelion wine. Peer through it at the wintry day – th......more

Quotes

“I’ve just played for the second time your production of Dandelion Wine and it’s fabulous.  I’m so very proud of it…This production is simply incredible.” Ray Bradbury (audio review)

“I applaud Colonial Radio Theater for opting to produce from Bradbury’s play…[and] for the full-on audio production, which makes this one of the most lively and energetic Bradbury productions for many years.” Phil Nichols, Bradbury scholar (audio review)

“YAs will relate to Doug’s love of movies, his first crush, and his desire for a brand-new pair of trendy sneakers from the local shop…hauntingly powerful.”  Kliatt

“[A] tender, openly affectionate story of a young man’s voyage of discovery…Those who wish to experience the unique magic of early Bradbury as a prose stylist should find Dandelion Wine most refreshing.” Amazon.com

Awards

  • Gold Ogle Award
  • Georgia Independent Bookstores' Pick
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