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Animal Farm by George Orwell is a compelling allegory about farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where they can be free and equal. As the animals establish their own leadership, power dynamics shift, and corruption takes root, leading them to grapple with the challenges of their utopian ideals. This cautionary tale explores themes of power, control, and human nature.
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Animal Farm

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Orwell's peerless satire, in Penguin Clothbound Classics for the first time.

When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master, Mr Jones, and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning, ruthless elite among them, masterminded by the pigs Napoleon and Snowball, starts to take control.

Soon the other animals discover that they are not all as equal as they thought, and find themselves hopelessly ensnared as one form of tyranny is replaced with another.

Animal Farm is Orwell's chilling 'fairy story,' a timeless and devastating satire of idealism betrayed by power and corruption.

Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics

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Animal Farm is praised for its clever allegory and insightful critique of totalitarian regimes. Reviewers often highlight its ability to communicate complex political ideas through a simplistic yet powerful narrative involving farm animals. The book is admired for its timeless relevance and thought-provoking themes that resonate across different contexts and eras.

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ISBN: 9780241453865

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 January 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 134.0mm

Height: 204.0mm

Weight: 227g

Pages: 128

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About the Author

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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