As a science fiction writer, Butler forged a new path and envisioned bold possibilities. On the eve of a major revival of her work, this is the story of how she came to see a future that is now our present.
Fahrenheit 451, dystopian novel, published in 1953, that is perhaps the greatest work written by American author Ray Bradbury and has been praised for its stance against censorship and blind conformity as well as its defense of literature as necessary to civilization. Learn more about the novel’s plot and characters.