Author

Publication

1967 - Simon and Schuster, New York

Language

English

Word Count

48,000 words, Guess

Page Count

192 pages

Physical Format

Library Binding

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • LCCPZ3.B72453 Fah5

Description

Contains: [Fahrenheit 451](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL103123W) The Playground And the Rock Cried Out

Description

Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of this timeless classic with a special edition featuring a new introduction by the author and a message that is more relevant today than 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 five million copies in print, Fahrenheit 451 -- originally published in 1953 -- remains his most acclaimed work. Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature at which book paper burns. Fahrenheit 451 is a novel set in the (perhaps near) future when "firemen" burn books forbidden by a 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 in this country and all over the world are still "burning" certain books, Fahrenheit 451 remains a brilliantly readable and suspenseful work of even greater impact and timeliness.

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  • Fahrenheit 451Library BindingSimon and Schuster1967-01-01

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