description: First published in 1953, Fahrenheit 451 is a classic novel set in the future when books forbidden by a totalitarian regime are burned. The hero, a book burner, suddenly discovers that books are flesh and blood ideas that cry out silently when put to the torch.
language: English
title: Fahrenheit 451
titlecomplete: Fahrenheit 451
characters: The Mechanical Hound, Captain Beatty, Clarisse McClellan, Mildred Montag, Professor Faber, Guy Montag
genres: Classics, Fantasy, Adult, Dystopia, Novels, School, Audiobook, Literature, Fiction, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 2292818
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: Blackstone Audio, Inc.