Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a hauntingly prophetic classic novel published by Flamingo in 1993. This International Edition spans 227 pages and is presented in English. The story is set in a not-too-distant future where books are systematically burned by firemen, reflecting a society that has outlawed literature as a means to eliminate discord and unhappiness.
Readers will find themselves immersed in the life of Guy Montag, a fireman grappling with his own discontent amid a world that suppresses knowledge. As Montag navigates his troubled marriage and the oppressive societal norms, he confronts the Mechanical Hound, a menacing enforcer of conformity. This narrative explores themes of dystopia and the consequences of censorship, making it a significant work within the realms of fiction, science fiction, and political commentary.
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The hauntingly prophetic classic novel set in a not-too-distant future where books are burned by a special task force of firemen.
Over 1 million copies sold in the UK.
Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being the source of all discord and unhappiness. Even so, Montag is unhappy; there is discord in his marriage. Are books hidden in his house? The Mechanical Hound of the Fire Department, armed with a lethal hypodermic, escorted by helicopters, is ready to track down those dissidents who defy society to preserve and read books.
The classic novel of a post-literate future, ‘Fahrenheit 451’ stands alongside Orwell’s ‘1984’ and Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’ as a prophetic account of Western civilization’s enslavement by the media, drugs and conformity.
Bradbury’s powerful and poetic prose combines with uncanny insight into the potential of technology to create a novel which over fifty years from first publication, still has the power to dazzle and shock.
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