Fahrenheit 451

Book

Fahrenheit 451 / Ray Bradbury ; introduction by Neil Gaiman.

Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012 (author.). Gaiman, Neil, (writer of introduction.).

Summary:

A book burner in a future fascist state finds out books are a vital part of a culture he never knew. He clandestinely pursues reading, until he is betrayed.

Record details

ISBN: 9781982102609
ISBN: 1982102608
ISBN: 9781451673319
Physical Description: xvi, 249 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Edition: Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition.
Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2018.

Content descriptions

General Note:: "Fahrenheit 451 -- the temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns..."

"Now an HBO film starring Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon"--Cover.

Includes section titled 'History, context, and criticism' (pages 159-249), edited by Jonathan R. Eller.
Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:: Part one: the story of fahrenheit 451 The story of fahrenheit 451 / Jonathan R. Eller -- From the day after tomorrow: why science fiction" / Ray Bradbury -- Listening library audio introduction / Ray Bradbury -- Investing dimes: fahrenheit 451 / Ray Bradbury -- Part two: other vocies. From a letter to Stanley Kauffmann / Nelson Algren -- Books of the times / Orville Prescott -- From new wine, old bottles / Gilbert Highet -- New novels / Idris Parry -- New fiction / Sir John Betjeman -- 1984 and all that / Adrian Mitchell -- From new maps of hell / Sir Kingsley Amis -- Introduction to Ray Bradbury's fahrenheit 451 / Harold Bloom -- Fahrenheit 451 / Margaret Atwood -- Shades of Orwell / Arthur Knight -- From the journal of fahrenheit 451 / François Truffaut.