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Animal Farm by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell
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Animal Farm
by George Orwell
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 Snowball 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…
“Every bookshelf should possess this Masterpiece”
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“Remains our great satire of the darker face of modern history”
-Malcolm Bradbury
Animal Farm - The history of a charged rebellion that went wrong. This is George Orwell’s brilliant satire on the corrupting influence of power.
All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others...
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So, the book was banned during WWII, because T.S. Eliot, who was the chief editor of Faber, didn't want to offend Stalin. Yes, the book is a biting satire of Stalin and the Communist system. "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others. Sounds familiar?
