Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation

A Graphic Adaptation

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"Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn 'em to ashes, then burn the ashes."

For Guy Montag, a career fireman for whom kerosene is perfume, this is not just an official slogan. It is a mantra, a duty, a way of life in a tightly monitored world where thinking is dangerous and books are forbidden.

In 1953, Ray Bradbury envisioned one of the world's most unforgettable dystopian futures, and in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, the artist Tim Hamilton translates this frightening modern masterpiece into a gorgeously imagined graphic novel. As could only occur with Bradbury's full cooperation in this authorized adaptation, Hamilton has created a striking work of art that uniquely captures Montag's awakening to the evil of government-controlled thought and the inestimable value of philosophy, theology, and literature.

Including an original foreword by Ray Bradbury and fully depicting the brilliance and force of his canonic and beloved masterwork, Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 is an exceptional, haunting work of graphic literature.

Publisher: Hill & Wang
Published: 07/21/2009
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780809051014

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.5
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Upper Grade
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Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/15/2009 pg. 74
Booklist 07/01/2009 pg. 50
Publishers Weekly 07/13/2009 pg. 41
School Library Journal 09/01/2009 pg. 192
ALA Graphic Novels for Teens 03/01/2010 pg. 22

About the Author

Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) was one of science fiction's greatest luminaries. The author of such classic, important works as Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, and Something Wicked This Way Comes (all of which have been adapted into fully authorized graphic novels), Bradbury was honored in 2007 with a Pulitzer citation "for his distinguished, prolific and deeply influential career as an unmatched author of science fiction and fantasy."

Tim Hamilton has produced art for The New York Times Book Review, Cicada magazine, King Features, BOOM Studios, Mad Magazine, and ACT-I-VATE.