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Fahrenheit 451

by Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451

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ISBN13: 9780345342966
ISBN10: 0345342968
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Since the late 1940s, Ray Bradbury has been revered for his works of science fiction and fantasy. With more than 4 million copies in print, Fahrenheit 451 — originally published in 1953 — remains his most acclaimed work.

Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature at which book paper burns. Fahrenheit 451 is a short novel set in the (perhaps near) future when "firemen" burn books forbidden by the totalitarian "brave new world" regime. The hero, according to Mr. Bradbury, is "a book burner who suddenly discovers that books are flesh and blood ideas and cry out silently when put to the torch."

Today, when libraries and schools are still "burning" certain books, Fahrenheit 451 is a work of even greater impact and timeliness.

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“A masterpiece . . . A glorious American classic everyone should read: It’s life-changing if you read it as a teen, and still stunning when you reread it as an adult.” The Boston Globe

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"Frightening in its implications... Mr. Bradbury's account of this insane world, which bears many alarming resemblances to our own, is fascinating." The New York Times

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“One of this country’s most beloved writers . . . A great storyteller, sometimes even a mythmaker, a true American classic.” The Washington Post

About the Author

In a career spanning more than seventy years, Ray Bradbury, who died on June 5, 2012, at the age of 91, inspired generations of readers to dream, think, and create. A prolific author of hundreds of short stories and close to fifty books, as well as numerous poems, essays, operas, plays, teleplays, and screenplays, Bradbury was one of the most celebrated writers of our time. His groundbreaking works include Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Dandelion Wine, and Something Wicked This Way Comes. He wrote the screen play for John Huston's classic film adaptation of Moby Dick, and was nominated for an Academy Award. He adapted sixty-five of his stories for television's The Ray Bradbury Theater, and won an Emmy for his teleplay of The Halloween Tree. He was the recipient of the 2000 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2004 National Medal of Arts, and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, among many honors.

Throughout his life, Bradbury liked to recount the story of meeting a carnival magician, Mr. Electrico, in 1932. At the end of his performance Electrico reached out to the twelve-year-old Bradbury, touched the boy with his sword, and commanded, "Live forever!" Bradbury later said, "I decided that was the greatest idea I had ever heard. I started writing every day. I never stopped."

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Ozette , January 12, 2013
A book that will always be real, inspiring, terrifying.

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Waney , December 29, 2012 (view all comments by Waney)
This book isn't merely some kind of morality play. The story itself follows the transition of Guy Montag, from a book-leery, burn-happy "fireman" into a man who is on the run for not only possessing books, but killing a fellow fireman to protect them. There's action, there's intrigue, there's violence, there's character development and there's a story that you can actually follow and stay interested in. Totally recommended.

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Melanie Ivanoff , January 02, 2010 (view all comments by Melanie Ivanoff)
This book is one of the best i have ever read.

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Jennifer Short , July 14, 2008 (view all comments by Jennifer Short)
Bradbury wrote a classic in this book. There's so much depth to this story. There's the basic plot which gives you a lot to think about, and then there's symbolism as well. What more can you ask for? Can you immagine a world without books? Bradbury has written about that day and about the few people who still love books. Join Montag as he burns books and then realizes what he is doing!

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Stacers1973 , February 19, 2008 (view all comments by Stacers1973)
I just read this for the first time due to seeing it in the library as the Clackamas County Big Read pick. What a great story, absolutely fascinating ... amazing prose, a current classic. Deep characters that demand more than what their world is offering. Highly recommended!

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abebt , November 13, 2007 (view all comments by abebt)
Considered a classic in the fiction genre and still sparks a sense of importance in preserving books for the future of society. Remembered playing an old video game of this novel and enjoyed both for its futuristic and moral battle for society and human beings in oppression.

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brittani , July 30, 2007 (view all comments by brittani)
This was a required reading for my english class. It is just an okay book. I love to morals behind it, but other then that, it was just okay.

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AciDTrip , September 10, 2006 (view all comments by AciDTrip)
Ok it really wasnt my choice to just pick up this book and start reading, but i have to admit it wasnt bad. We read it in my English 10A class and at the begining, i didnt really give this book a chance. But as we got further into the story, i realized that i totally agreed with what the author was trying to get across. Its about how life has become so pointless and we dont even think for oursleves anymore. The only things we stop to pay attention to anymore are the things that amuse us. Nobody stops to ask why or how anymore, they just dont care. Everything has to be fast paced and nobody stops to look around and realize the important problems in society. The interesting part is, this book was written about 50 years ago if not more, its kind of creepy how the author predicted the future.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780345342966
Binding:
Mass Market
Publication date:
02/01/1995
Publisher:
Del Rey Books
Pages:
190
Height:
6.76 in.
Width:
5.12 in.
Thickness:
.60 in.
Copyright Year:
1950
Author:
Ray Bradbury
Subject:
Book burning -- Fiction.
Subject:
Political fiction
Subject:
Science fiction
Subject:
Censorship
Subject:
Science fiction, american
Subject:
Bradbury, ray, 1920-
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Book burning
Subject:
Juvenile
Subject:
Literature-A to Z

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