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An introduction to Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury audio guide
- Title
- An introduction to Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury [sound recording] : audio guide / written and produced by Dan Stone at the National Endowment for the Arts.
- Author
- Stone, Dan.
- Publication
- [Washington, DC] : National Endowment for the Arts, 2006.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Gioia, Dana.
- Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012.
- Card, Orson Scott.
- Crowley, John.
- D'Rivera, Paquito.
- Elizondo, Hector.
- Hentoff, Nat.
- Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018.
- Nafisi, Azar.
- Urrea, Luis Alberto.
- Weller, Sam.
- National Endowment for the Arts.
- Institute of Museum and Library Services (U.S.)
- Arts Midwest (Organization : Minneapolis, Minn.)
- Description
- 1 sound disc (36 min., 54 sec.); 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- 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.
- Series Statement
- Big Read
- Alternative Title
- Fahrenheit 451
- Subjects
- Note
- Compact disc.
- "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.
- Performer (note)
- Narrated by Dana Gioia ; Ray Bradbury, Orson Scott Card, John Crowley, Paquito D'Rivera, Hector Elizondo, Nat Hentoff, Ursula K. Le Guin, Azar Nafisi, Luis Alberto Urrea, Sam Weller, contributors.
- Contents
- 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.
- Call Number
- *BGF-1804
- OCLC
- 212214308
- Author
- Stone, Dan.
- Title
- An introduction to Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury [sound recording] : audio guide / written and produced by Dan Stone at the National Endowment for the Arts.
- Imprint
- [Washington, DC] : National Endowment for the Arts, 2006.
- Series
- Big Read
- Cast
- Narrated by Dana Gioia ; Ray Bradbury, Orson Scott Card, John Crowley, Paquito D'Rivera, Hector Elizondo, Nat Hentoff, Ursula K. Le Guin, Azar Nafisi, Luis Alberto Urrea, Sam Weller, contributors.
- Added Author
- Gioia, Dana.Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012.Card, Orson Scott.Crowley, John.D'Rivera, Paquito.Elizondo, Hector.Hentoff, Nat.Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018.Nafisi, Azar.Urrea, Luis Alberto.Weller, Sam.Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012. Fahrenheit 451. Selections.National Endowment for the Arts.Institute of Museum and Library Services (U.S.)Arts Midwest (Organization : Minneapolis, Minn.)
- Research Call Number
- *BGF-1804