Ray Bradbury was an American writer of science fiction and fantasy. Known for his poetic, lyrical prose, he won high acclaim for works such as The Martian Chronicles (1950), a linked collection of stories set on Mars.
His 1953 novel Fahrenheit 451 depicts a society in which owning books is forbidden, and any books found are burned by “firemen.” The title refers to the temperature at which paper begins to burn. It is known as a classic dystopian novel depicting the horror of people who stop thinking.
