Animal Farm

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'All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.'

'A wise, compassionate, and illuminating fable.' New York Times

George Orwell's timeless and timely allegorical novel is a scathing satire on a downtrodden society's blind march towards totalitarianism.

One of literature's most electrifying examinations of power and corruption, and essential educational reading.

Drunken Mr Jones of Manor Farm has neglected his livestock for too long. In a burst of insurgent fervour they rise up and he is deposed, with the pigs taking charge of the newly named Animal Farm. Everything runs smoothly, productivity soars, and all animals are well-fed and happy.

But the further away the memory of the revolution, the more distant seem its ideals, and when Boxer the workhorse is betrayed, the horrifying extent of the pigs' corruption is revealed.

Orwell's 'fairy story', a scathing satire of Soviet communism, is as potent now as it was in 1945. Animal Farm is one of literature's most electrifying examinations of power and corruption.

'A book for everyone and Everyman, its brightness undimmed after fifty years.' Ruth Rendell

'Timeless, even transcendent.' Christopher Hitchens

'Absolutely first rate.' New Yorker

'There are no replacements for George Orwell, just as there are no replacements for a Bernard Shaw or a Mark Twain...he pricked, provoked and badgered lazy minds, delighted those who enjoyed watching an original intelligence at work.' Time

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781922147738
Published: January 2014

Number of pages: 192
Width: 128 mm
Height: 197 mm
Depth: 23 mm

Publisher: Text Publishing