Screen LibraryFahrenheit 451 /
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.
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Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: |
2018. ©2013 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition. |
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| 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. |
| Item Description: |
"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. "A shorter version of Fahrenheit 451 appeared in Galaxy Science Fiction, under the title "The Fireman," copyright © 1950 by World Editions, Inc." |
| Carrier Form: | xvi, 249 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9781982102609 1982102608 |
| Index Number: | PS3503 |
| CLC: | I712.45 |
| Call Number: | I712.45/B798-9 |
| Contents: |
The story of fahrenheit 451 / From the day after tomorrow: why science fiction" / Listening library audio introduction / Investing dimes: fahrenheit 451 / From a letter to Stanley Kauffmann / Books of the times / From new wine, old bottles / New novels / New fiction / 1984 and all that / From new maps of hell / |