Fahrenheit 451

Audio CD

Idioma German

Publicado el 30 de Octubre de 2008 por Diogenes.

ISBN:
978-3-257-80180-4
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Número OCLC:
887437444

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Ungekürzt gelesen von Rufus Beck. Aus dem Amerikanischen von Fritz Güttinger Bei 451 Grad Fahrenheit »fängt Bücherpapier Feuer und verbrennt«. In dem Staat, den Bradbury in eine nahe Zukunft projiziert, ist die Feuerwehr nicht mehr mit Wasserspritzen ausgerüstet, sondern mit Flammenwerfern, die genau diesen Hitzegrad erzeugen, um die letzten Zeugnisse individualistischen Denkens – die Bücher – zu vernichten. Da beginnt ein Feuerwehrmann, sich Fragen zu stellen…

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Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were heading for shore.

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There are so many quotes that I have taken away from this book and that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. I think one of the main (or, most impactful) ones is 'if you drown, at least die knowing you were heading for shore' - such a beautiful way of saying die doing what's right. It reminds me of the quote from Stéphane Charbonnier who stated, 'I'd rather die standing than live on my knees' (he was later killed by Islamic terrorists who did not agree with the viewpoints he published). I know that many people reading this review might argue that I should have read this book earlier in my life (and they're likely right) but I want to attempt to rebut this by saying that I think, if I were to read Fahrenheit 451 at any younger age, I might not have been …