A Heat Sensitive Edition of ‘Fahrenheit 451’ That Can Only Be Read by Applying Fire to the Pages

Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451 – the temperature at which book paper catches fire, and burns…

French publisher Super Terrain has printed amazing heat sensitive editions of the iconic Ray Bradbury novel Fahrenheit 451, which depicts a future in which all books are burned. Playing upon that theme, this particular edition is only made readable by applying fire to the pages. Absolutely brilliant.

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Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

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