In a future where books are outlawed and independent thought is suppressed, Guy Montag, a fireman tasked with burning literature, begins to question his purpose. As he awakens to the emptiness of his society, his rebellion sparks a dangerous quest for truth and meaning. Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is a haunting dystopian classic that warns against censorship, conformity, and the loss of critical thinking.
Date: 1953 (United States)
Length: ~240 pages (varies by edition)
Cultural impact: ~10.000.000 copies (estimates)
Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller
"Ray Bradbury's seminal novel, 'Fahrenheit 451',... stands as a classic of world literature" — The New York Times
"One of this country's most beloved writers... A great storyteller, sometimes even a mythmaker, a true American classic" — Michael Dirda, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic
"Without Ray Bradbury, there would be no Stephen King" — Stephen King, bestselling American horror novelist
"A masterpiece... A glorious American classic everyone should read: It's life-changing if you read it as a teen, and still stunning when you reread it as an adult" — Alice Hoffman, bestselling American novelist
"I was warped early by Ray Bradbury... I devoured Fahrenheit 451 as a teenager" — Margaret Atwood, acclaimed Canadian novelist
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