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Animal Farm by George Orwell

Animal Farm by George Orwell

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

(Penguin Books)

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Animal Farm by George Orwell

Author

George Orwell

Publisher

Penguin Classics

 Year Published

2000

Number of Pages

102

Book Type

Novella

Genres

Literary Fiction, Modern Classic, Speculative Fiction

Country

English Writing

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