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Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Ray Bradbury examining censorship, memory, technology; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
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- Date
- 1953
- Origin
- United States
- Era
- Modern
- Genre
- Speculative fiction
- Canon tier
- Expanded canon
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
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Why it matters
A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Ray Bradbury examining censorship, memory, technology; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
This work is included on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.
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