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  2. Fahrenheit 451 - Wikipedia

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    Upon its release, Fahrenheit 451 was a critical success, albeit with notable dissenters; the novel's subject matter led to its censorship in apartheid South Africa and various schools in the United States. In 1954, Fahrenheit 451 won the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature and the Commonwealth Club of California Gold Medal.

  3. A Pleasure to Burn - Wikipedia

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    A Pleasure to Burn: Fahrenheit 451 Stories is a collection of short stories by American writer Ray Bradbury, first published August 17, 2010. A companion to novel Fahrenheit 451 , it was later released under the Harper Perennial imprint of HarperCollins publishing was in 2011.

  4. Talk:Fahrenheit 451 - Wikipedia

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    Please reply to this topic at the Fahrenheit 451 (video game) article talk page's "Year of release discussion" thread. Jason Quinn ( talk ) 17:54, 24 September 2013 (UTC) [ reply ] The date is just a minor point, a more important addition that needs to be put in is that the game does say Fahrenheit 451, but it is loosely based on Fahrenheit 451 ...

  5. Book burning - Wikipedia

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    In Ray Bradbury's 1953 novel Fahrenheit 451, about a culture which has outlawed books due to its disdain for learning, books are burned along with the houses they are hidden in. [3] [99] In the 1984 film Footloose book burning is a theme that in 2023 was linked to the Banned Books Week. [102]

  6. Censorship - Wikipedia

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    The use of the "inappropriate" distinction is in itself controversial, as it changed heavily. A Ballantine Books version of the book Fahrenheit 451 which is the version used by most school classes [27] contained approximately 75 separate edits, omissions, and changes from the original Bradbury manuscript.

  7. Category:Books about censorship - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Books about censorship" ... Fahrenheit 451; G. Girls Lean Back Everywhere; H. ... This page was last edited on 26 March 2023, ...

  8. Guy Montag - Wikipedia

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    Montag is portrayed by Oskar Werner in the 1966 film version.; Montag is portrayed by Michael B. Jordan in the 2018 television film version. [1]In the afterword of the 2003 fiftieth anniversary edition of the book, Bradbury states that only upon later reflection of his work did he realize he had subconsciously named Montag after a paper company, making him the counterpart to Faber, which is ...

  9. List of books banned by governments - Wikipedia

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    The Irish Censorship of Publications Board was not obliged to reveal its reason but it is believed that it was rejected for its critique of Irish republicanism and the Catholic Church, and its depiction of adolescent sexuality. [16] The Country Girls: Edna O'Brien: 1960 Novel Banned by Ireland's censorship board in 1960 for its explicit sexual ...