An edition of Fahrenheit 451 (1953)

Fahrenheit 451

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An edition of Fahrenheit 451 (1953)

Fahrenheit 451

a temperatura na qual o papel fogo e queima do livro pega fogo e queima –

2a edição
  • 4.0 (381 ratings) ·
  • 2,501 Want to read
  • 128 Currently reading
  • 586 Have read

Escrito após o término da Segunda Guerra Mundial, em 1953, Fahrenheit 451, de Ray Bradubury, revolucionou a literatura com um texto que condena não só a opressão anti-intelectual nazista, mas principalmente o cenário dos anos 1950, revelando sua apreensão numa sociedade opressiva e comandada pelo autoritarismo do mundo pós-guerra. Agora, o título de Bradbury, que morreu recentemente, em 6 de junho de 2012, ganhou nova edição pela Biblioteca Azul, selo de alta literatura e clássicos da Globo Livros, e atualização para a nova ortografia.

A singularidade da obra de Bradbury, se comparada a outras distopias, como Admirável Mundo Novo, de Aldous Huxley, ou 1984, de George Orwell, é perceber uma forma muito mais sutil de totalitarismo, uma que não se liga somente aos regimes que tomaram conta da Europa em meados do século passado. Trata-se da “indústria cultural, a sociedade de consumo e seu corolário ético – a moral do senso comum”, segundo as palavras do jornalista Manuel da Costa Pinto, que assina o prefácio da obra. Graças a esta percepção, Fahrenheit 451 continua uma narrativa atual, alvo de estudos e reflexões constantes.

O livro descreve um governo totalitário, num futuro incerto, mas próximo, que proíbe qualquer livro ou tipo de leitura, prevendo que o povo possa ficar instruído e se rebelar contra o status quo. Tudo é controlado e as pessoas só têm conhecimento dos fatos por aparelhos de TVs instalados em suas casas ou em praças ao ar livre. A leitura deixou de ser meio para aquisição de conhecimento crítico e tornou-se tão instrumental quanto a vida dos cidadãos, suficiente apenas para que saibam ler manuais e operar aparelhos.

Fahrenheit 451 tornou-se um clássico não só na literatura, mas também no cinema. Em 1966, o diretor François Truffaut adaptou o livro e lançou o filme de mesmo nome estrelado por Oskar Werner e Julie Christie.

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1996-08, Del Rey / Random House
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Edition Notes

Published in
São Paulo, Brazil
Copyright Date
1953, 1981
Translation Of
Fahrenheit 451

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813.0876

Contributors

Translator
Cid Knipel
Preface
Manuel da Costa Pinto

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Format
Epub

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Open Library
OL26437047M
ISBN 10
852505366X
ISBN 13
9788525053664
Goodreads
27230375

Work Description

Fahrenheit 451 is a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. Often regarded as one of his best works, the novel presents a future American society where books are outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are found. The book's tagline explains the title as "'the temperature at which book paper catches fire, and burns": the autoignition temperature of paper. The lead character, Guy Montag, is a fireman who becomes disillusioned with his role of censoring literature and destroying knowledge, eventually quitting his job and committing himself to the preservation of literary and cultural writings.

The novel has been the subject of interpretations focusing on the historical role of book burning in suppressing dissenting ideas for change. In a 1956 radio interview, Bradbury said that he wrote Fahrenheit 451 because of his concerns at the time (during the McCarthy era) about the threat of book burning in the United States. In later years, he described the book as a commentary on how mass media reduces interest in reading literature.

In 1954, Fahrenheit 451 won the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature and the Commonwealth Club of California Gold Medal. It later won the Prometheus "Hall of Fame" Award in 1984 and a "Retro" Hugo Award, one of a limited number of Best Novel Retro Hugos ever given, in 2004. Bradbury was honored with a Spoken Word Grammy nomination for his 1976 audiobook version.



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