Fahrenheit 451

The philosophical dystopia by Ray Bradbury paints a bleak picture of the development of post-industrial society. The novel brought worldwide fame to its creator.
It was sensational when Bradbury stated in 2007 that «Fahrenheit 451» is misunderstood. This book is not about government censorship; it is a story about how television destroys interest in reading books.
In the early 1950s, most Americans had never seen a television, yet Bradbury predicted the onset of a new era of freedom, prosperity, and entertainment, when the desire to be happy, multiplied by political correctness, would lead to a ban on books.