Animal farm
Orwell, George, 1903-19502021
Book
With a new introduction by Professor John Sutherland, this edition takes a fresh look at one of the great works of the twentieth century. Animal Farm is a moral animal fable written to highlight the weakness of humankind, and satirise the rule of Stalin, whose rise through revolution ended in totalitarianism. Peppered with slogans such as 'All Animals Are Equal', Orwell undermines the dark treachery of the pigs with a simple economy of style as, open-eyed and naive, the other animals allow themselves to be outmanoeuvred. By the end of the book the pigs are as corrupt and arrogant as the humans they replace. For many, the book was a wider allegory of human behaviour, a lament; but for others it was a call to action that foreshadowed the Cold War, where differing world views would attempt to adopt Orwell's great work for their own purpose.
Main title:
Animal farm / George Orwell ; with a new introduction by Professor John Sutherland.
Author:
Orwell, George, 1903-1950, authorSutherland, John, 1938-, writer of introduction
Work:
Imprint:
London : Flame Tree 451, 2021.©2021.
Collation:
191 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
"Essential gothic, SF & dark fantasy" -- Cover."The text is based on the original publication by Secker and Warburg in 1945 (London)" -- Title page verso.
ISBN:
9781839642395 (paperback)
Dewey class:
823.912F
Language:
English
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BRN:
557624