Fahrenheit 451

Paperback, 304 Seiten

Sprache: German

Am 30. Oktober 2010 von Wilhelm Heyne Verlag veröffentlicht.

ISBN:
978-3-453-52703-4
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OCLC-Nummer:
649518871

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451 Grad Fahrenheit oder 232 Grad Celsius – die Temperatur, bei der Papier verbrennt. Guy Montag ist Feuerwehrmann. Es ist seine Aufgabe, Bücher zu beschlagnahmen und zu verbrennen. Denn Bücher sind die Quelle allen Unglücks ... Mit "Fahrenheit 451" hat Ray Bradbury Literaturgeschichte geschrieben – neben Orwells "1984" und Huxleys "Schöne neue Welt" gibt es nichts Vergleichbares.

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

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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 …