Ray Bradbury

The title refers to the temperature at which book paper supposedly catches fire and burns, a figure Bradbury reportedly learned from a telephone conversation with a local fire department. In the novel's dystopian future, "firemen" are tasked with burning books rather than putting out fires.

Yes, François Truffaut directed a 1966 film adaptation starring Oskar Werner and Julie Christie. A second adaptation was released as an HBO television film in 2018, starring Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon.

Bradbury's other landmark books include "The Martian Chronicles" (1950), a linked collection of stories about the colonization of Mars, "The Illustrated Man" (1951), and the dark fantasy novel "Something Wicked This Way Comes" (1962). He published hundreds of short stories across his seven-decade career.

Bradbury resisted the label of science fiction writer, preferring to describe himself as a fantasist or a writer of the imaginative. His work tends to blend fantasy, horror, and poetic prose rather than adhering to the conventions of hard science fiction.