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[Washington, D.C.] : National Endowment for the Arts, [2006] |
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CD 813.54 Bradbury STO |
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| Physical description: |
1 sound disc (38 min., 54 sec.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
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Audiobooks.
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012. Fahrenheit 451
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012- -- Criticism and interpretation.
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"The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, developed in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in cooperation with Arts Midwest"--Container. Compact disc. Narrated by Dana Gioia ; readings by Hector Elizondo ; featuring Ray Bradbury, Orson Scott Card, John Crowley, Paquito D'Rivera, Nat Hentoff, Ursula K. Le Guin, Azar Nafisi, Luis Alberto Urrea, and Sam Weller. |
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| Summary note: |
Readings of excerpts from and critical analysis of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, a novel about a future American society that embraces hedonism and bans critical thought through reading. |
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Radio program -- Bonus tracks: Ray Bradbury on his favorite book -- Orson Scott Card on the power of storytelling -- Luis Alberto Urrea on his family's relationship to Fahrenheit 451 -- Sam Weller on Bradbury's office -- Sam Weller on the rejection of Fahrenheit 451 -- Hector Elizondo reads from Fahrenheit 451 -- Hector Elizondo reads from the concluding pages of Fahrenheit 451. |
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