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An introduction to Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury [cd] : audio guide / written and produced by Dan Stone. |
| Authors: | Stone, Dan. |
| Call number: | CD 813.54 Bradbury STO |
| Publisher: | [Washington, D.C.] : National Endowment for the Arts, [2006] |
| Publication date: | [2006] |
| Subject: |
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012. Fahrenheit 451
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012- -- Criticism and interpretation. |
| Series title: | Big read. |
| Title: | An introduction to Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury [cd] : audio guide / written and produced by Dan Stone. |
| Physical description: | 1 sound disc (38 min., 54 sec.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Performer note: | Narrated by Dana Gioia ; readings by Hector Elizondo ; featuring Ray Bradbury, Orson Scott Card, John Crowley, Paquito D'Rivera, Nat Hentoff, Ursula K. Le Guin, Azar Nafisi, Luis Alberto Urrea, and Sam Weller. |
| Contents note: | 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. |
| Notes: | "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. Compact disc. |
| Summary note: | 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. |
| Genre: | Audiobooks. |
| Added author: |
Gioia, Dana.
Elizondo, Hector. Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012 Card, Orson Scott. Crowley, John, 1942- D'Rivera, Paquito, 1948- Hentoff, Nat. Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929- Nafisi, Azar. Urrea, Luis Alberto. Weller, Sam, 1967- 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.) |
| LCCN: | 2008648884 |
| Url for this record: | http://sherloc.imcpl.org/?itemid=|library/marc/dynix|1202034 |
| Bib No.: | 1202034 |