Fahrenheit 451 is a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. Often regarded as one of his best works, the novel presents a future American society where books are outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are found. The book's tagline explains the title as "'the temperature at which book paper catches fire, and burns": the autoignition temperature of paper. The lead character, Guy Montag, is a fireman who becomes disillusioned with his role of censoring literature and destroying knowledge, eventually quitting his job and committing himself to the preservation of literary and cultural writings. The novel has been the subject of interpretations focusing on the historical role of book burning in suppressing dissenting ideas for change. In a 1956 radio interview, Bradbury said that he wrote Fahrenheit 451 because of his concerns at the time about the threat of book burning in the United States.
| Author | Ray Bradbury |
| Illustrator | Joseph Mugnaini |
| Published | October 19, 1953 (Ballantine Books) |
About Fahrenheit 451
HBO original film based on Ray Bradbury's novel of the same name and set in dystopian America where it becomes the "fireman's" job to burn now-illegal books.
Achievement of Fahrenheit 451
HBO premiered the movie at Cannes Film Festival a week prior to airing it on the network. It was directed by Ramin Bahrani.
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Latest information about Fahrenheit 451 updated on July 28 2021.
