Fahrenheit 451 is a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. Often regarded as one of his best works, the novel presents a future American society where books are outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are found. The book's tagline explains the title as "'the temperature at which book …
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Fahrenheit 451 is a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. Often regarded as one of his best works, the novel presents a future American society where books are outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are found. The book's tagline explains the title as "'the temperature at which book paper catches fire, and burns": the autoignition temperature of paper. The lead character, Guy Montag, is a fireman who becomes disillusioned with his role of censoring literature and destroying knowledge, eventually quitting his job and committing himself to the preservation of literary and cultural writings.
The novel has been the subject of interpretations focusing on the historical role of book burning in suppressing dissenting ideas for change. In a 1956 radio interview, Bradbury said that he wrote Fahrenheit 451 because of his concerns at the time (during the McCarthy era) about the threat of book burning in the United States. In later years, he described the book as a commentary on how mass media reduces interest in reading literature.
In 1954, Fahrenheit 451 won the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature and the Commonwealth Club of California Gold Medal. It later won the Prometheus "Hall of Fame" Award in 1984 and a "Retro" Hugo Award, one of a limited number of Best Novel Retro Hugos ever given, in 2004. Bradbury was honored with a Spoken Word Grammy nomination for his 1976 audiobook version.
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- LibraryThing key:
- 4248
- Goodreads:
- 304023
- BNF ID:
- 150707007
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Fahrenheit 451
perfect paperback
Published July 1, 2005 by Cornelsen Verlag GmbH.
- ISBN:
- 978-3-06-031135-4Copied ISBN!
Fahrenheit 451
paperback
Published Aug. 26, 1971 by Ballantine Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-90-274-0636-1Copied ISBN!
Hua shi 451 du
255 pages
Chinese language
Published Aug. 6, 2015 by Mai tian chu ban.
- ISBN:
- 978-986-344-279-0Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 945446904
Fahreneheit 451
175 pages
Spanish language
Published Oct. 30, 2010 by Vintage Español.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-307-47531-2Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 422760049
Fahrenheit 451
256 pages
English language
Published Oct. 19, 1953 by Ballantine Books.
- OCLC Number:
- 346202
- Goodreads:
- 304023
Fahrenheit 451
English language
Published July 21, 1976
- ISBN:
- 978-0-345-25297-5Copied ISBN!
Fahrenheit 451
hardcover, 150 pages
Published April 22, 2010 by 451 EDITORES, Brand: 451.
- ISBN:
- 978-84-96822-96-2Copied ISBN!
Fahrenheit 451
paperback
Published Dec. 14, 2005 by Debolsillo.
- ISBN:
- 978-987-566-119-6Copied ISBN!
Fahrenheit 451
audio cd
Published Dec. 9, 2014 by Brilliance Audio.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4915-3624-7Copied ISBN!
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