Animal Farm

by George Orwell

Paperback, 140 pages

English language

Published April 6, 2004 by Signet.

ISBN:: 978-0-451-52634-2
OCLC Number:: 259236
Goodreads:: 170448

(23 reviews)

George Orwell's timeless and timely allegorical novel—a scathing satire on a downtrodden society’s blind march towards totalitarianism.

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”

A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned—a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible. When Animal Farm was first published, Stalinist Russia was seen as its target. Today it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked, under whatever banner, the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell’s masterpiece have a meaning and message still ferociously fresh.

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Stefkus reviewed Farm der Tiere by George Orwell

Farm der Tiere

4 stars

"Alle Tiere sind gleich aber manche sind gleicher"

JayBird76 reviewed Animal Farm by George Orwell

Some animals are more equal than others...

5 stars

I love George Orwell. This is a beautiful allegory of communism through the eyes of a mid-twentieth century writer. It's not hard to see parallels to our current political situation.