An American book of all time

In my cruise through American Literature I read voraciously whatever I came across or suggested. I am not claiming wisdom but I got acquainted with what I thoughts – AMERICAN.

decades later I came to read American literature again along with my children in their schools and college curriculum and I sadly realized what I thought American Literature – is not American in America. repeatedly any number of times one is taught Anne’s Diary (70 plus years old written by a child) or American Constitution (rewritten every day by many many adults).

Once upon a time I used to spend lot of time in book stores – now even when I am waiting for many hours in a Airport I do not by mistake get into a book stores. I no longer like to read anything American or American Dream Autobiography or rag to billionaire success story.

The kind of education America provides for its citizen shall not enable them to write any literature of importance any more.

Once upon a time I used to work in Germany. I used sit near a window on 6th floor restaurant alone and watch out to distant Alps while taking my lunch. I was curious to find out more of Germany how it is reconstructing itself is there really great thinkers or writers - the land of ...I did not know Germany but I used to be very pleased to visit bookstores where many hundreds are just sitting on footsteps and reading some book or other and it is normal. There is hardly any space. One person started coming a sitting with me in my lonely lunch - he could speak English to my surprise. I used to discuss thinkers and writers of new Germany - how they are reconstructing the one's great nation. On my last day he shared his visiting card and saw me off to my room. From the card I knew he was the head ..

I did not of course take up this writing today in order to criticize American writers but to praise one writer who every American born must read in order to be able to create new America – He is not Salinger Fitzgerald Heller Vonnegut Asimov Miller Whitman Blake or Thoreau – he is Ray Bradbury!

I am again not going to talk about his nightmarish prediction of America’s education system – that has come true even in his life time – Fahrenheit 451 http://www.raybradbury.com/books/fahrenheit451.html

Instead I am going to write about another book that all American’s must read. Why I would not explain. The name of the book is The Illustrated Man http://www.raybradbury.com/books/illustratedman-hc.html

A man without his conscious choice is born illustrated. Whenever he falls asleep his tattooed body comes alive with animated shows of incidence from past future or present – real and not imaginary. He hides from society since he shall otherwise be killed – no one wants to see reality or know all is connected in this world that too in one single body - self.