Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451: the temperature at which book-paper catches fire and burns. Hauptbd. - Ray Bradbury
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451: the temperature at which book-paper catches fire and burns. Hauptbd.

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Language
English
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Cornelsen-Velhagen und Klasing
Pages
158
ISBN
9783464020333
In a future where knowledge is considered dangerous, firemen do not extinguish blazes but ignite them, burning books wherever they are found. Guy Montag is a fireman, tasked with destroying literature and the houses that shelter it, a loyal enforcer of a society that values instant gratification and superficial entertainment over critical thought. He believes in his work, until an encounter with an unconventional young woman named Clarisse McClellan introduces him to a world where ideas are cherished, not feared, forcing him to confront the emptiness of his own existence.

This shift ignites a dangerous curiosity within Montag, leading him to question everything he has been taught about happiness, censorship, and the true meaning of fire. As he secretly delves into the forbidden world of books, he finds himself on a collision course with the very system he once upheld, in a society that has traded intellectual freedom for a fragile peace.

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Fahrenheit 451 Originally published in 1953
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English
Original publisher Ballantine Books

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