When Elephants Last in the Dooryard Bloomed

by Ray Bradbury

First published 1973

Elephants roam a forgotten backyard, their gentle presence a ghostly echo of a bygone era. In this hypnotic collection, Ray Bradbury weaves a tapestry of lyrical verse, each poem a prism refracting the human experience. From the bittersweet nostalgia of childhood to the fleeting beauty of nature, these words transcend the mundane, inviting readers to pause and savor the extraordinary in the ordinary.

Genres: literary-fiction, 20th-century, adult-fiction, poetry, 21st-century, short-story-collection

Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking

Tropes: found-family

143 pages · Hardcover · Alfred A. Knopf

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