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Biographical note
George Orwell (1903-1950) is one of England's most famous writers and social commentators. He is the author of the classic political satire Animal Farm and the dystopian masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four. He is also well known for his essays and journalism, particularly his works covering his travels and his time fighting in the Spanish Civil War. His writing is celebrated for its piercing clarity, purpose and wit and his books continue to be bestsellers all over the world.
Remains our great satire of the darker face of modern history
- Malcolm Bradbury,
<i>Animal Farm</i> has seen off all the opposition. It's as valid as today as it was fifty years ago
- Ralph Steadman,
It immediately established itself in the reader's imagination, and in the reader's political discourse. The book will survive all its editions
New York Times
Surely one of the greatest works of literature of the 20th century, delivering truths about politics that remain, to this hour, horribly disturbing
The Times
To say that I was horrified by this book is an understatement… The whole experience was deeply disturbing to me, but I am forever grateful to Orwell for alerting me early to the danger flags I've tried to watch out for since
- Margaret Atwood, Guardian
THE AUTHORATITIVE TEXT
"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. "
Mr Jones, the owner of Manor Farm, is a lazy drunk. The animals decide to overthrow him in a revolution that will allow them to run the farm, liberating themselves and creating a new life of equality and freedom. But they have underestimated the pigs. Napoleon and Snowball form an elite and take control for themselves, and the tyranny of the farmer is replaced with another kind of control leaving the animals again subject to a ruthless and cruel authority.
Imagined only as Orwell could, this powerful fable is instilled with humour and an underlying urgency that makes this one of the most prescient warnings ever written.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS
THE AUTHORATITIVE TEXT
"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. Napoleon and Snowball form an elite and take control for themselves, and the tyranny of the farmer is replaced with another kind of control leaving the animals again subject to a ruthless and cruel authority.
Remains our great satire of the darker face of modern history
- Malcolm Bradbury,
<i>Animal Farm</i> has seen off all the opposition. It's as valid as today as it was fifty years ago
- Ralph Steadman,
It immediately established itself in the reader's imagination, and in the reader's political discourse. The book will survive all its editions
New York Times
Surely one of the greatest works of literature of the 20th century, delivering truths about politics that remain, to this hour, horribly disturbing
The Times
To say that I was horrified by this book is an understatement… The whole experience was deeply disturbing to me, but I am forever grateful to Orwell for alerting me early to the danger flags I've tried to watch out for since
- Margaret Atwood, Guardian
THE AUTHORATITIVE TEXT
"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. "
Mr Jones, the owner of Manor Farm, is a lazy drunk. The animals decide to overthrow him in a revolution that will allow them to run the farm, liberating themselves and creating a new life of equality and freedom. But they have underestimated the pigs. Napoleon and Snowball form an elite and take control for themselves, and the tyranny of the farmer is replaced with another kind of control leaving the animals again subject to a ruthless and cruel authority.
Imagined only as Orwell could, this powerful fable is instilled with humour and an underlying urgency that makes this one of the most prescient warnings ever written.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS
THE AUTHORATITIVE TEXT
"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. Napoleon and Snowball form an elite and take control for themselves, and the tyranny of the farmer is replaced with another kind of control leaving the animals again subject to a ruthless and cruel authority.