Fahrenheit 451

“Fahrenheit 451” — one of the greatest novels of all time, a classic of science fiction. In the perfect society of the future, people have completely lost their individuality. Television has become part of the family, books are banned and destroyed by a special squad of firefighters. Guy Montag fights against those who break the law. He burns houses that have been found to contain books. But meeting an unusual girl named Clarisse makes Guy question the meaning of his work. Having hidden several books, he begins to do what is forbidden — read and seek answers to questions. This book received an award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Hugo Award, was included in the list of the 100 best novels of the 20th century, and was adapted into a film twice (in 1966 and 2018). The popularity of the novel had a huge impact on the work of many musical groups, filmmakers, comic book authors, and computer game creators. “Genius! Astonishing and original… Bradbury depicts a mad world that so frighteningly resembles our own.” — The New York Times “It is impossible not to admire the energy of his prose.” — Spectator