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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267 pages
English language
Published May 10, 1999 by Avon Books.
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- 978-0-380-97726-0Copied ISBN!
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- 90028569
Löwenzahnwein. Roman.
Paperback, 288 pages
German language
Published May 1, 1999 by Diogenes Verlag.
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- 978-3-257-21045-3Copied ISBN!
Dandelion Wine
Audio CD, 200 pages
English language
Published Jan. 1, 2007 by Blackstone Audio Inc..
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- 978-0-7861-6582-7Copied ISBN!
Dandelion Wine (Grand Master Editions)
School & Library Binding
English language
Published Oct. 10, 1999 by Tandem Library.
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- 978-0-8085-2071-9Copied ISBN!
Dandelion Wine
Hardcover, 184 pages
Published May 10, 1957 by Rupert Hart-Davis.
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- 978-0-246-64307-0Copied ISBN!
Dandelion Wine
hardcover, 220 pages
Published Sept. 18, 2007 by PS Publishing.
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- 978-1-905834-38-9Copied ISBN!
DANDELION WINE
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English language
Published March 1, 1985 by Bantam.
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- 978-0-553-25236-1Copied ISBN!
Dandelion Wine
Mass Market Paperback
English language
Published March 1, 1985 by Bantam.
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- 978-0-553-27051-8Copied ISBN!
Dandelion Wine
Hardcover
Published April 10, 1985 by Buccaneer Books.
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- 978-1-56849-448-7Copied ISBN!
Dandelion Wine
Audio Cassette
English language
Published Jan. 10, 1946 by Books on Tape.
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- 978-5-557-02236-1Copied ISBN!
Vino iz oduvanchikov
429 pages
Russian language
Published May 10, 2000 by Izd-vo "Azbuka".
- ISBN:
- 978-5-267-00197-7Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 45872211
Dandelion Wine
Audio CD
English language
Published Jan. 10, 2007 by Blackstone Audiobooks.
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- 978-0-7861-5849-2Copied ISBN!
Dandelion wine
Paperback
Published May 10, 1976 by Bantam Books.
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- 978-0-553-13155-0Copied ISBN!
Dandelion wine
239 pages
English language
Published May 10, 1990 by Bantam Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-553-27753-1Copied ISBN!
Le vin de l'ete.
319 pages
French language
Published May 10, 1959 by Editions Denoel.
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- 978-2-264-02283-7Copied ISBN!
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