Fahrenheit 451

Summary

Fahrenheit 451 is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.17% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,841 views/month, #48 of 28,446).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fahrenheit 451 authored Ray Bradbury^[3].
• Fahrenheit 451 received the Retro Hugo Award for Best Novel^[4].
• Fahrenheit 451 received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books^[5].
• Fahrenheit 451 received the Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame^[6].
• Fahrenheit 451's instance of is recorded as literary work^[7].
• Fahrenheit 451's illustrator is recorded as Josef Albers^[8].
• Fahrenheit 451's genre is science fiction^[9].
• Fahrenheit 451's genre is philosophical fiction^[10].
• Fahrenheit 451's genre is dystopian fiction^[11].
• Fahrenheit 451's genre is philosophical novel^[12].
• Fahrenheit 451's genre is political fiction^[13].
• Fahrenheit 451's Commons category is recorded as Fahrenheit 451^[14].
• Fahrenheit 451's language of work or name is recorded as English^[15].
• Fahrenheit 451's country of origin is recorded as United States^[16].
• 1951 marks the founding of Fahrenheit 451^[17].
• Fahrenheit 451 was published on 1953^[18].
• Fahrenheit 451's characters is recorded as Guy Montag^[19].
• Fahrenheit 451's characters is recorded as Clarisse McClellan^[20].
• Fahrenheit 451's has edition or translation is recorded as Q132859110^[21].
• Fahrenheit 451's has edition or translation is recorded as Q121960357^[22].
• Fahrenheit 451's has edition or translation is recorded as Q122131123^[23].
• Fahrenheit 451's narrative location is recorded as United States^[24].
• Fahrenheit 451's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fahrenheit 451^[25].
• Fahrenheit 451's main subject is authoritarianism^[26].
• Fahrenheit 451's main subject is subversion^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Fahrenheit 451 authored Ray Bradbury^[3].

Publication

Fahrenheit 451 was released on 1953^[18]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[15]. Genres include science fiction^[9], philosophical fiction^[10], dystopian fiction^[11], philosophical novel^[12], and political fiction^[13].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include authoritarianism^[26], subversion^[27], book burning^[28], and conformity^[29].

Reception

Awards received include Retro Hugo Award for Best Novel^[4]; NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books^[5]; and Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame^[6], a science fiction award^[30], in United States^[31].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Fahrenheit 451 include 451 Unavailable For Legal Reasons^[32], a HTTP status code^[33].

Why It Matters

Fahrenheit 451 ranks in the top 0.17% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,841 views/month, #48 of 28,446).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

It has been cited as an influence by Equilibrium^[36], a film^[37], directed by Kurt Wimmer^[38].

Entities named for it include 451 Unavailable For Legal Reasons^[32], a HTTP status code^[33].

FAQs

What awards did Fahrenheit 451 receive?

Honors received include Retro Hugo Award for Best Novel^[4], NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books^[5], and Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame^[6].

Who did Fahrenheit 451 influence?

Fahrenheit 451 has been cited as an influence by Equilibrium^[36].