Fahrenheit 451
 First edeetion cover (claithboond) | |
| Author | Ray Bradbury |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Joseph Mugnaini[1] |
| Kintra | Unitit States |
| Leid | Inglis |
| Genre | Dystopian[2] |
| Published | 1953 (Ballantine Books) |
| Pages | 158 |
| ISBN | 978-0-7432-4722-1 (current cover edeetion) |
| OCLC | 53101079 |
| 813.54 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3503.R167 F3 2003 |
Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novelle bi American writer Ray Bradbury, published in 1953. It is regairdit as ane o his best warks.[3] The novelle presents a futur American society whaur beuks are ootlawed an "firemen" birn ony that are foond.[4] The teetle refers tae the temperatur at that paper catches fire.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Crider, Bill (Fall 1980). Laughlin, Charlotte; Lee, Billy C., eds. "Ray Bradbury's FAHRENHEIT 451". Paperback Quarterly. III (3): 22. ISBN 978-1-4344-0633-0.
The first paperback edition featured illustrations by Joe Mugnaini and contained two stories in addition to the title tale: 'The Playground' and 'And The Rock Cried Out'.
- ↑ Gerall, Alina; Hobby, Blake (2010). "Fahrenheit 451". In Bloom, Harold; Hobby, Blake. Civil Disobedience. Infobase Publishing. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-60413-439-1.
While Fahrenheit 451 begins as a dystopic novel about a totalitarian government that bans reading, the novel ends with Montag relishing the book he has put to memory.
- ↑ Reid, Robin Anne (2000). Ray Bradbury: A Critical Companion. Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 53. ISBN 0-313-30901-9.
Fahrenheit 451 is considered one of Bradbury's best works.
- ↑ Seed, David. A Companion to Science Fiction. Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. 34. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publications. pp. 491–98. ISBN 978-1-4051-1218-5.
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