Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury | Classic Dystopian Science Fiction Novel | Modern Literary Fiction Classic

Fahrenheit 451 is a novel by Ray Bradbury. It is a classic work of dystopian science fiction and a landmark of twentieth-century literature.

Key details

• Novel by Ray Bradbury
• Dystopian science fiction
• Recognised as a modern literary classic
• Engages with censorship and freedom of thought
• Considers technology and social conformity

Synopsis

In a future society where books are forbidden, “firemen” are assigned to burn them, along with the houses where they are concealed. Guy Montag is one such fireman, performing his duties without hesitation until a sequence of encounters begins to unsettle his certainty.

As his interest in books deepens, he starts to question the world around him and his place within it. Bradbury’s novel examines censorship, knowledge, mass media, individuality and freedom of thought, making it well suited to readers of classic dystopian and speculative fiction, as well as students studying influential works of literature.

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