Fahrenheit 451 Hardback - 2012
by Ray Bradbury
About this book
Fahrenheit 451, de Ray Bradbury, presenta una sociedad futura esclavizada por los medios de comunicación, los tranquilizantes y el conformismo, en la que ejercer el pensamiento crítico a través de la lectura está prohibido. Este libro fue escrito durante los primeros años de la Guerra Fría y critica muchos de los problemas que Bradbury vio en aquel momento en la sociedad norteamericana.
Bradbury combinó dos de sus cuentos tempranos en la novela corta The Fireman, publicada en el número de febrero de 1951 de Galaxy Science Fiction. El editor de Bradbury en Ballantine Books le sugirió en ese momento que ampliase el universo que había creado. Así surgió Fahrenheit 451. El título alude a la temperatura a la que el papel arde.
Junto a 1984, de George Orwell, y Un mundo feliz, de Aldous Huxley, la novela de Bradbury es uno de los grandes clásicos de la literatura distópica. Con una visión profética en muchos aspectos, Fahrenheit 451 retrata un futuro sombrío y turbador. Montag, el protagonista, forma parte de una extraña brigada de bomberos cuya misión no es sofocar incendios, sino provocarlos para quemar libros.
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Review summary
Readers broadly regard Fahrenheit 451 as a modern classic whose central image of book burning and culture-wide distraction remains disturbingly resonant. Many praise its lyrical, image-rich prose and its prescient warning about media saturation, conformity and the erosion of critical thought—whether interpreted as a parable of censorship or, as the author suggested, a critique of passive entertainment. The novel’s momentum and iconic scenes make it a brisk, provocative read that has shaped generations of dystopian fiction. Yet objections recur: thin worldbuilding and logic around the ban, didactic messaging, uneven pacing, and flat or caricatured characters (especially women). Some find the style overwrought and the technology anxieties dated; others argue its cautionary thrust feels timelier than ever. Despite its flaws, the consensus frames it as essential, unsettling, and enduringly influential.
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First edition identification
Fahrenheit 451 fue publicado por primera vez por Ballantine Books en Nueva York en 1953. Las copias de esta edición firmadas por Bradbury pueden costar entre 15.000 y 18.000 dólares. La editorial sacó al mercado una edición limitada de 200 copias firmadas y encuadernadas con asbesto para hacerlas resistentes al fuego.
Details
- Title Fahrenheit 451
- Author Ray Bradbury
- Binding Hardback
- Edition Reissue
- Pages 176
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Simon & Schuster, New York
- Publication date 2012-01-10
- Features Dust Cover, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781451673265 / 1451673264
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 5.7 x 1 in (21.34 x 14.48 x 2.54 cm)
- Reading level 890
- Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
- Library of Congress subjects Science fiction, Political fiction
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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