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Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation
Contributor(s): Bradbury, Ray (Author), Hamilton, Tim (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 080905101X ISBN-13: 9780809051014
Publisher: Hill & Wang

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2009
Annotation: Fifty-five years ago, Ray Bradbury, one of America's greatest writers, envisioned one of the world's most unforgettable dystopian futures. Thinking is dangerous; trust only the state; turn in your neighbors; and, most important, burn all books. Artist Tim Hamilton, with Bradbury, has turned this modern masterpiece into a gorgeously imagined graphic novel. The world of Guy Montag, a career fireman for whom kerosene has become perfume, has been translated by Hamilton into unforgettable full-color art that uniquely captures Montag's awakening to the evil of government-controlled thought and the inestimable value of philosophy, theology, and literature. Fully depicting the brilliance and force of Bradbury's canonic and beloved masterwork, "Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" "is an exceptional, haunting work of graphic literature.

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BISAC Categories:
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Literary
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Adaptations
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Science Fiction

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2009004804

Series: Ray Bradbury Graphic Novels

Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.75 lbs) 160 pages

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents

Review Citations: 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

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Quiz #: 155625
Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 2.0

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Publisher Description:

A Graphic Adaptation

An HBO Original Movie starring Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther), Sofia Boutella (Star Trek: Beyond), and Michael Shannon (The Shape of Water).

An Eisner Award Nominee

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.

Contributor Bio(s): Bradbury, Ray: - 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, 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." Other distinctions include a 1954 honor from the National Institute of Arts and Letters, a Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation in 2000, and the National Medal of Arts, awarded by President George W. Bush and Laura Bush in 2004. He was also an Emmy Award-winning screenwriter. Born in Waukegan, Illinois in 1920, Bradbury spent most of his life in Los Angeles, where he passed away in 2012.Bradbury, Ray D.: - 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, 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." Other distinctions include a 1954 honor from the National Institute of Arts and Letters, a Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation in 2000, and the National Medal of Arts, awarded by President George W. Bush and Laura Bush in 2004. He was also an Emmy Award-winning screenwriter. Born in Waukegan, Illinois in 1920, Bradbury spent most of his life in Los Angeles, where he passed away in 2012.Hamilton, Tim: - Tim Hamilton has produced art for The New York Times Book Review, Cicada magazine, King Features, BOOM Studios, Mad Magazine, and Serializer.net. He adapted Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island into a graphic novel for Puffin Graphics.

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