A Pleasure to Burn: Chilling Dystopian Fiction Exploring

A Pleasure to Burn: Chilling Dystopian Fiction Exploring Censorship and the Origins of Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradburyâ€™s novel Fahrenheit 451 is an enduring masterwork of twentieth-century American literatureâ€”a chilling vision of a dystopian future built on the foundations of ignorance, censorship, and brutal repression. The origins and evolution of Bradburyâ€™s darkly magnificent tale are explored in A Pleasure to Burn, a collection of sixteen selected shorter works that prefigure the grand masterâ€™s landmark novel. Classic, thematically interrelated stories alongside many crucial lesser-known onesâ€”including, at the collectionâ€™s heart, the novellas â€œLong After Midnightâ€ and â€œThe Firemanâ€â€”A Pleasure to Burn is an indispensable companion to the most powerful work of Americaâ€™s preeminent storyteller, a wondrous confirmation of the inimitable Bradburyâ€™s brilliance, magic . . . and fire.
Country USA
Manufacturer William Morrow Paperbacks
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2011-08-02
Format Kindle eBook

A Pleasure to Burn: Chilling Dystopian Fiction Exploring Censorship and the Origins of Fahrenheit 451