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Animal Farm

Animal Farm 1

75th Anniversary Edition

by George. Orwell
Paperback
Publication Date: 06/04/2004
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75th Anniversary Edition--Includes a New Introduction by Téa Obreht

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

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

A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned--a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.

When Animal Farm was first published, Stalinist Russia was seen as its target. Today it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked, under whatever banner, the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell's masterpiece have a meaning and message still ferociously fresh.

ISBN:
9780451526342
9780451526342
Category:
Political / legal thriller
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
06-04-2004
Language:
English
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
192.02x106.43x11.94mm
Weight:
0.1kg

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Animal Farm is every bit as good as I expected. This is a very easy read due to George Orwell's superb writing but the message within is also an important one. The well-known line 'some animals are more equal than others' is one great legacy but there are many poignant moments as we follow the animals' revolutionary path. Without going into only the primary Communism allegory, there's a question of basic human nature and its lack of compatibility with any sort of Utopian vision or planned society. Animal Farm to me looks at this problem in a broader sense, while also being about the power, authority, manipulation and control over others explored in detail by Orwell in 1984. It's a fairly short book which won't take long to get through and I would highly recommend reading this one. Even if they are allegorical, you do find yourself caring about the farm animals and their treatment. I kind of wish the pigs weren't such bad guys though, as I quite like pigs.

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