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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Subterranean
Publication date
March 31, 2010
Pages
300
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781596062900
ISBN-10
1596062908
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.25 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.45 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$35.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 is one of the undisputed classics of modern science fiction. Its title has become part of our common language. Its portrait of an increasingly soulless society in which books and ideas are anathema has become part of our cultural heritage.
A Pleasure to Burn is the ideal companion to Bradbury s great novel. Edited by Bradbury authority Donn Albright, this generous volume gathers [16] vintages stories and novellas. Some of the stories, such as "The Pedestrian" and "Pillars of Fire," will be familiar to the author s long-time fans. Others, such as "The Bonfire" and "The Reincarnate," are more obscure. The true heart of the collection are the long novellas "Long after Midnight" (which has only appeared once in an expensive limited edition) and the 25,000-word tale, "The Fireman," the immediate precursor to the final, full-length novel. These independent, brilliantly original tales are a significant publishing event.
Together, these stories chart the evolution of the images, ideas, and social concerns that found their purest, most potent expression in Fahrenheit 451. A Pleasure to Burn is at once surprising, illuminating, and hugely entertaining. Intended equally for scholars, aficionados, and casual readers, it is both an invaluable Bradbury sourcebook and a unique, intimate glimpse into the mysteries of the creative process.
A Pleasure to Burn is the ideal companion to Bradbury s great novel. Edited by Bradbury authority Donn Albright, this generous volume gathers [16] vintages stories and novellas. Some of the stories, such as "The Pedestrian" and "Pillars of Fire," will be familiar to the author s long-time fans. Others, such as "The Bonfire" and "The Reincarnate," are more obscure. The true heart of the collection are the long novellas "Long after Midnight" (which has only appeared once in an expensive limited edition) and the 25,000-word tale, "The Fireman," the immediate precursor to the final, full-length novel. These independent, brilliantly original tales are a significant publishing event.
Together, these stories chart the evolution of the images, ideas, and social concerns that found their purest, most potent expression in Fahrenheit 451. A Pleasure to Burn is at once surprising, illuminating, and hugely entertaining. Intended equally for scholars, aficionados, and casual readers, it is both an invaluable Bradbury sourcebook and a unique, intimate glimpse into the mysteries of the creative process.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
With Donn Albright (other contributor), Jon Eller (other contributor) |
1 edition from Subterranean (March 31, 2010)
9781596062900 | details & prices | 300 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $35.00
About: Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 is one of the undisputed classics of modern science fiction.
About: Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 is one of the undisputed classics of modern science fiction.
Paperback
With Donn Albright (other contributor), Jon Eller (other contributor) |
Reprint edition from William Morrow & Co (August 2, 2011)
9780062071026 | details & prices | 389 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $14.99
CD/Spoken Word
With Scott Brick (other contributor) |
Mp3 una edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (February 1, 2012)
9781455125043 | details & prices | 5.50 × 7.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $29.95
With Scott Brick (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (February 1, 2012)
9781455125036 | details & prices | 5.50 × 6.25 × 1.50 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $29.95
About: A Pleasure to Burn -- a collection of sixteen selected shorter works that prefigure the grand master's landmark novel Fahrenheit 451 -- is an indispensable companion to the most powerful work of America's preeminent storyteller, a wondrous confirmation of the inimitable Bradbury's brilliance, magic, and fire.
About: A Pleasure to Burn -- a collection of sixteen selected shorter works that prefigure the grand master's landmark novel Fahrenheit 451 -- is an indispensable companion to the most powerful work of America's preeminent storyteller, a wondrous confirmation of the inimitable Bradbury's brilliance, magic, and fire.
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