Book
Fahrenheit 451 / Ray Bradbury ; introduction by Neil Gaiman.
In a future totalitarian state where books are banned and destroyed by the government, Guy Montag, a fireman in charge of burning books, meets a revolutionary schoolteacher who dares to read and a girl who tells him of a past when people did not live in fear.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781451673265 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1451673264 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xvi, 249 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: 60th anniversary edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.
- Copyright: ©1951
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Fahrenheit 451-- the temperature at which book paper catches fire, and burns-- "--Title page. The sixtieth-anniversary edition commemorates Ray Bradbury's masterpiece with a new introduction by Neil Gaiman; includes personal essays on the genesis of the novel by the author, a wealth of critical essays and reviews by Nelson Algren, Harold Bloom, Margaret Atwood, and others. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction by Neil Gaiman -- The hearth and the salamander -- The sieve and the sand -- Burning bright -- History, context, and criticism section: Part 1: The story of Fahrenheit 451 -- Part 2: Other voices. |
| Target Audience Note: | 890L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader UG 5.2 7 7 736 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | State-sponsored terrorism > Fiction. Totalitarianism > Fiction. Book burning > Fiction. Censorship > Fiction. |
Available copies
- 49 of 61 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
Holds
- 5 current holds with 61 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Abington Community Library | YOUNG ADULT SUMMER READING BRADBUR (Text) | 50687011517862 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albright Memorial Library | FICTION BRADBUR (Text) | 50686014863737 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albright Memorial Library | SCI/FI BRAD (Text) | 50686011064503 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library | SF BRA (Text) | 37268003097359 | AHMFL Science Fiction & Fantasy | Checked Out | 04/08/2024 |
| Annie Halenbake Ross Library | F Bra (Text)
Memorial:
In remembrance of Wayne Doyle by The Book Club
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00151956 | ADULT Fiction | Available | - |
| Bangor Public Library | F BRA (Text) | 75011000054186 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Carrolltown Public Library | FIC BRA (Text) | 31814231022671 | CARM Fiction | Available | - |
| Coplay Public Library | FIC BRA (Text) | 31961000215836 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Degenstein Community Library | FIC BRADBURY (Text) | 35031300857090 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Emmaus Public Library | FIC BRADBURY, RAY (Text) | 36446001955767 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
