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| '''Fahrenheit 451''' (]) is a ] ] novel by ], set in a world where books are banned and the central character, Guy Montag, is employed as a "fireman" (which, in this case, means "book burner"). 451 degrees ] is stated as the temperature at which paper burns. | '''''Fahrenheit 451''''' (]) is a ] ] novel by ], set in a world where books are banned and the central character, Guy Montag, is employed as a "fireman" (which, in this case, means "book burner"). 451 degrees ] is stated as the temperature at which paper burns. | ||
| The book, with some plot changes, was made into a film in ] by ], with Oskar Werner as Montag. | The book, with some plot changes, was made into a film in ] by ], with Oskar Werner as Montag. | ||
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Fahrenheit 451 (1953) is a dystopian science fiction novel by Ray Bradbury, set in a world where books are banned and the central character, Guy Montag, is employed as a "fireman" (which, in this case, means "book burner"). 451 degrees Fahrenheit is stated as the temperature at which paper burns.
The book, with some plot changes, was made into a film in 1966 by François Truffaut, with Oskar Werner as Montag.