num_pages: 192
description: Celebrate the 40th anniversary of this timeless classic with a special edition featuring a new foreword by the author and a message that is as relevant today as when it was first published.Since the late 1940s, Ray Bradbury has been revered for his works of science fiction and fantasy. With more than 4 million copies in print, Fahrenheit 451 -- originally published in 1953 -- remains his most acclaimed work:"One of the most brilliant overall jobs of social satire."The Nation"Frightening in its implications...Mr. Bradbury's account of this insane world, which bears many alarming resemblances to our own, is fascinating."The New York TimesFahrenheit 451 is the temperature at which book paper burns. Fahrenheit 451 is a short novel set in the (perhaps near) future when "firemen" burn books forbidden by the totalitarian "brave new world" regime. The hero, according to Mr. Bradbury, is "a book burner who suddenly discovers that books are flesh and blood ideas and cry out silently when put to the torch."Today, when libraries and schools are still "burning" certain books, Fahrenheit 451 is a work of even greater impact and timeliness.--jacket flap
language: English
title: Fahrenheit 451
titlecomplete: Fahrenheit 451
characters: Professor Faber, Captain Beatty, Clarisse McClellan, The Mechanical Hound, Guy Montag, Mildred Montag
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, School, Literature, Adult, Classics, Novels, Fantasy, Dystopia, Audiobook
ratings_count: 2294201
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Prometheus Hall of Fame Award, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Geffen Award
category: Best Translated SF Book, awardedAt: -536428800000
name: California Book Award
category: Fiction (Silver), awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Retro Hugo Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Simon & Schuster