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
Ediciones de Fahrenheit 451
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Fahrenheit 451: Roman
Idioma French
Publicado el 21 de julio de 1999
- ISBN:
- 978-2-207-24892-8¡ISBN copiado!
Fahrenheit 451
mp3 cd
Publicado el 9 de diciembre de 2014 por Brilliance Audio.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4915-3635-3¡ISBN copiado!
Fahrenheit 451
Hardcover
Idioma English
Publicado el 6 de agosto de 1953 por Ballantine Books.
- Número OCLC:
- 53011280
Hua shi 451 du
255 páginas
Idioma Chinese
Publicado el 6 de agosto de 2015 por Mai tian chu ban.
- ISBN:
- 978-986-344-279-0¡ISBN copiado!
- Número OCLC:
- 945446904
Fahrenheit 451
hardcover, 150 páginas
Publicado el 22 de abril de 2010 por 451 EDITORES, Brand: 451.
- ISBN:
- 978-84-96822-96-2¡ISBN copiado!
Fahrenheit 451
256 páginas
Idioma English
Publicado el 19 de octubre de 1953 por Ballantine Books.
- Número OCLC:
- 346202
- GoodReads:
- 304023
Fahrenheit 451
paperback
Publicado el 14 de diciembre de 2005 por Debolsillo.
- ISBN:
- 978-987-566-119-6¡ISBN copiado!
Fahrenheit 451
Idioma English
Publicado el 21 de julio de 1976
- ISBN:
- 978-0-345-25297-5¡ISBN copiado!
Fahrenheit 451
paperback
Publicado el 1 de enero de 1985 por ORBIS, ..
- ISBN:
- 978-84-7530-839-5¡ISBN copiado!
Fahrenheit 451
Publicado el 12 de mayo de 1980 por Del Rey.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-345-29234-6¡ISBN copiado!
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