This article is about the novel. For the 1966 film adaptation, see Fahrenheit 451 (film). For the rock band of the same name, see Fahrenheit 451 (band).

Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian fiction novel by Ray Bradbury. It is set in a world in which the reading of books is banned and critical thought is suppressed; the central character, Guy Montag, is employed as a "fireman" (which, in this case, means "book burner"). 451 degrees Fahrenheit (about 233°C) is stated as "the temperature at which book-paper catches fire, and burns ...". It was originally published as a shorter novella The Fireman in the February 1951 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction. The novel was made into a movie in 1966 by François Truffaut. In addition to the movies, there have been at least two BBC Radio 4 dramatisations, both of which follow the book very closely.

The novel reflects several major concerns of the time of its writing: what Bradbury has called "the thought-destroying force" of McCarthyism in the 1950s; the burnings of books in Nazi Germany starting in 1933; Stalin's suppression of authors and books in the Soviet Union; and the horrible consequences of an explosion of a nuclear weapon. "I meant all kinds of tyrannies anywhere in the world at any time, right, left, or middle," Bradbury has said.

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I just realized how ironic it is that I'm listening to Fahrenheit 451 on cd rather than reading it.
manyguns (Matt Morrison) Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:03:59 -0000
I just realized how ironic it is that I'm listening to Fahrenheit 451 on cd rather than reading it.
Termino de leer Fahrenheit 451. Siempre me he sentido atraído por los finales apoteósicos
vanitydust (vanitydust) Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:10:15 -0000
Termino de leer Fahrenheit 451. Siempre me he sentido atraído por los finales apoteósicos
finished reading Fahrenheit 451,but I feel that it didn't really finish itself.
cashew9405 (Hannah Lesh) Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:45:54 -0000
finished reading Fahrenheit 451,but I feel that it didn't really finish itself.
Everyone should read Fahrenheit 451
WillowCheyenne (Willow C. Hackett) Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:42:04 -0000
Everyone should read Fahrenheit 451
...hmm Fahrenheit 451 is next on the reading list. <----blown
ray_c3 (Ray Chambers ) Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:24:38 -0000
...hmm Fahrenheit 451 is next on the reading list. <----blown
@albertoventura: Aproveita o embalo e pega Fahrenheit 451.
ArthurBalfour (Dercio Pimenta) Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:00:39 -0000
@albertoventura: Aproveita o embalo e pega Fahrenheit 451.

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