Bradbury, Ray - Fahrenheit 451 - Introducing Information & Interpretation

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Ray Bradbury (*1920 in Illinois, USA) is an author and screenwriter. He mainly focuses on the genres of science fiction, horror and fantasy. During the 1940´s, at the beginning of his career, Bradbury primarily worked as a freelance writer for newspapers and magazines until he published the short story collection Dark Carnival in 1947.

Fahrenheit 451 (published in 1953) is Bradbury´s most famous work. It is one of the major dystopias of the 20th century and helped Bradbury to achieve international fame. In 1954 Bradbury won the Hugo Award for this novel, and in 1966 it was made into a movie.

• Plot overview
• The structure of the novel
• Narrative perspective
• Characters
• Fire: central symbol
• Historical context of the book