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Fahrenheit 451 Mass market paperbound - 1972
by Ray D. Bradbury
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Fahrenheit 451 (Ballantine Books, 1953) by Ray Bradbury is a dystopian novel that presents a future American society in which the masses are hedonistic and critical thought through reading is outlawed. Written in the early years of the Cold War, the novel is a critique of what Bradbury saw as issues in American society of the era.
Bradbury combined two of his early short stories, "The Pedestrian" and "Bright Phoenix," into The Fireman, a novella published in the February 1951 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction. Bradbury's publisher at Ballantine Books then suggested that he expand the work to make into a novel—Fahrenheit 451.
Bradbury combined two of his early short stories, "The Pedestrian" and "Bright Phoenix," into The Fireman, a novella published in the February 1951 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction. Bradbury's publisher at Ballantine Books then suggested that he expand the work to make into a novel—Fahrenheit 451.
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"The short novel presents a future American society in which the masses are hedonistic and critical thought through reading is outlawed. The central character, Guy Montag, is employed as a "fireman" (which, in this future, means "bookburner"). The number "451" refers to the temperature at which book paper combusts." - [*Wikipedia*][1]
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_451
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It was a pleasure to burn.
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Fahrenheit 451 was first published as a novel by Ballantine Books in New York in 1953. First edition copies signed by Bradbury sell for $15,000-$18,000. A limited-edition was released by the publisher in late 1953 of 200 signed copies that were bound in asbestos (to make them fireproof).
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- Title Fahrenheit 451
- Author Ray D. Bradbury
- Binding Mass Market Paperbound
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Ballantine Books
- Publication date June 12, 1972
- ISBN 9780345210647 / 0345210646
- Weight 0.38 lbs (0.17 kg)
- Reading level 890
- Category Nonfiction
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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