Animal Farm
The dystopian classic reimagined with cover art by Shepard Fairey
$21.04
- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2008
Summary
Mr Jones of Manor Farm is so lazy and drunken that one day he forgets to feed his livestock. The ensuing rebellion under the leadership of the pigs Napoleon and Wellington leads to the animals taking over the farm. Vowing to eliminate the terrible inequities of the farmyard, the renamed Animal Farm is organized to benefit all who walk on four legs. But as time passes, the ideals of the rebellion are corrupted, then forgotten. And something new and unexpected emerges …
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141036137 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141036133 |
| Author: | George Orwell |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2008 |
| Weight: | 67g |
| Dimensions: | 179mm x 111mm x 7mm |
| Series: | Penguin Essentials |
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Critics Review
It is the book for everyone and Everyman, its brightness undimmed after fifty years Ruth Rendell ‘Animal Farm is a timeless satire on the central tragi-comedy of all politics-that is, the tragi-comedy of corruption by power’ Timothy Garton Ash Animal Farm has seen off all the opposition. It’s as valid today as it was fifty years ago Ralph Steadman Remains our great satire of the darker face of modern history Malcolm Bradbury
About The Author
George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), better known by his pen-name, George Orwell, was born in India, where his father worked for the Civil Service. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory Animal Farm was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which brought him world-wide fame. His novels and non-fiction include Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia.
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