Compact disc. 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. "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.
Contents:
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.
Summary:
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.
Series:
The big read
OCLC:
(OCoLC)166430691
LCCN:
2008648884
Locations:
SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)
LDPB975 -- Correctionville Public Library (Correctionville) — NFCD 817 BRA
OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)
YFPC572 -- Springville Memorial Library (Springville)
GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.