![]() ![]() Pursuing anonymous tips, teams of fireman are tasked with raiding the homes of rebellious book owners and burning any books they find, along with the entire house as added punishment. ![]() Given that books frequently contain disturbing or upsetting ideas, the government has declared books illegal in order to make society a happier place. But advanced technology has eliminated house fires as a public concern and the honorable occupation has been repurposed to assist the government in ridding society of a new menace. Assigned to high school reading lists for decades, it provides an answer to the trivia question, “At what temperature does book paper burn?”Īt some ill-defined time, many decades in the future, Guy Montag is a fireman. ![]() While he rejected the label of science fiction writer – calling himself a writer of fantasy – it is undoubtedly the work for which the prolific author is best known. Consistently appearing on lists of the top ten science fiction novels of all time, Fahrenheit 451 is Ray Bradbury at his eloquent and subversive best. ![]()
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