Fahrenheit 451

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

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Portuguese language

Published Aug. 6, 2012 by Biblioteca Azul.

ISBN:
978-85-250-5366-4
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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 …

106 editions

Old book, relevant as ever.

A dystopian world where critical and individual thinking or human interaction is suppressed by continuous exposure to TV, speed and drugs.

Substitute TV with Social Media and you've got your actuality.

Difficult read for me as a non-native speaker but nonetheless a must-read.

Fantastic

I had read this book a long time ago and remembered it as a difficult read - my english was not quite on the same level as it is today. When re-reading it now i was blown away. An amazing story paired with wonderful storytelling. After reading "boring" contemporary novels this was delightfully refreshing

Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were heading for shore.

There are so many quotes that I have taken away from this book and that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. I think one of the main (or, most impactful) ones is 'if you drown, at least die knowing you were heading for shore' - such a beautiful way of saying die doing what's right. It reminds me of the quote from Stéphane Charbonnier who stated, 'I'd rather die standing than live on my knees' (he was later killed by Islamic terrorists who did not agree with the viewpoints he published). I know that many people reading this review might argue that I should have read this book earlier in my life (and they're likely right) but I want to attempt to rebut this by saying that I think, if I were to read Fahrenheit 451 at any younger age, I might not have been …