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- This article is about the novel. For the 1966 film adaptation, see Fahrenheit 451 (film). For the rock band of the same name, see Fahrenheit 451 (band).
Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian fiction novel by Ray Bradbury. It is set in a world in which the reading of books is banned and critical thought is suppressed; the central character, Guy Montag, is employed as a "fireman" (which, in this case, means "book burner"). 451 degrees Fahrenheit (about 233°C) is stated as "the temperature at which book-paper catches fire, and burns ...". It was originally published as a shorter novella The Fireman in the February 1951 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction. The novel was made into a movie in 1966 by François Truffaut. In addition to the movies, there have been at least two BBC Radio 4 dramatisations, both of which follow the book very closely.
The novel reflects several major concerns of the time of its writing: what Bradbury has called "the thought-destroying force" of McCarthyism in the 1950s; the burnings of books in Nazi Germany starting in 1933; Stalin's suppression of authors and books in the Soviet Union; and the horrible consequences of an explosion of a nuclear weapon. "I meant all kinds of tyrannies anywhere in the world at any time, right, left, or middle," Bradbury has said.
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Hmmm... be productive doing chores or reading a good book... or sit on my butt watching Fahrenheit 451. ;)
robotspaceship (Stephanie Sweitzer) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:54:40 -0000
Hmmm... be productive doing chores or reading a good book... or sit on my butt watching Fahrenheit 451. ;)
New release: Fahrenheit 451 (Spanish Edition) (Vintage Espanol) by Ray Bradbury http://bit.ly/6bIHH8
SciFictionBooks (new Sci-Fi books) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:36:40 -0000
New release: Fahrenheit 451 (Spanish Edition) (Vintage Espanol) by Ray Bradbury http://bit.ly/6bIHH8
@pookasluagh Hmm...you're tempting me :P Another one I was considering is Fahrenheit 451...
Nymeth (Nymeth) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:05:16 -0000
@pookasluagh Hmm...you're tempting me :P Another one I was considering is Fahrenheit 451...
@Jill_HW The sad part, Google will have more hooks in us, but we will provide the hook. Fahrenheit 451, we chose to burn books, not the gov.
jdscott50 (Jeff Scott) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:54:21 -0000
@Jill_HW The sad part, Google will have more hooks in us, but we will provide the hook. Fahrenheit 451, we chose to burn books, not the gov.
Fahrenheit 451 revisited: Pensionärer bränner böcker för att hålla vämen. http://bit.ly/6GI8Ff
frojdh (Göran Fröjdh) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:46:26 -0000
Fahrenheit 451 revisited: Pensionärer bränner böcker för att hålla vämen. http://bit.ly/6GI8Ff
Shades of Fahrenheit 451 â British retirees burning books to stay warm http://tinyurl.com/y98kmwu
jackgivens (jackgivens) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:35:20 -0000
Shades of Fahrenheit 451 – British retirees burning books to stay warm http://tinyurl.com/y98kmwu
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