For years, Bradbury tried to prevent the publication of Fahrenheit 451 as an e-book.

BBC: Author Ray Bradbury dies, aged 91

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury: A dystopian novel about a future in which people ban and burn books.

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Pigeon-winged books died on the ground, their pages lifting like feathers, until, at Fahrenheit 451, they burst into flame.

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"Fahrenheit 451" follows a "fireman" who is employed by a totalitarian government to burn books, which ignite at the temperature in the book's title.

WSJ: Ray Bradbury, author of Classic 'Fahrenheit 451,' Dies at 91

His view of books and libraries as cornerstones of civilization and communities inspired "Fahrenheit 451, " which Mr. Bradbury wrote on a rental typewriter in the basement of a University of California, Los Angeles library.

WSJ: Ray Bradbury, author of Classic 'Fahrenheit 451,' Dies at 91