Animal Farm
The dystopian classic reimagined with cover art by Shepard Fairey
Published on 3. July 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-0-14-103613-7 (ISBN)
Description
The perfect edition for any Orwell enthusiasts' collection, discover Orwell's classic dystopian masterpiece beautifully reimagined by renowned street artist Shepard Fairey
'All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.'
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 organised 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. . .
First published in 1945, Animal Farm - the history of a revolution that went wrong - is George Orwell's brilliant satire on the corrupting influence of power.
'Remains our great satire of the darker face of modern history' Malcolm Bradbury
'A prophet who thought the unthinkable and spoke the unspeakable, even when it offended conventional thought' Daily Express
'As valid today as it was fifty years ago' Ralph Steadman
COMPLETE THE TRIO WITH SHEPARD FAIREY'S NEW-LOOK 1984 AND DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON.
'All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.'
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 organised 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. . .
First published in 1945, Animal Farm - the history of a revolution that went wrong - is George Orwell's brilliant satire on the corrupting influence of power.
'Remains our great satire of the darker face of modern history' Malcolm Bradbury
'A prophet who thought the unthinkable and spoke the unspeakable, even when it offended conventional thought' Daily Express
'As valid today as it was fifty years ago' Ralph Steadman
COMPLETE THE TRIO WITH SHEPARD FAIREY'S NEW-LOOK 1984 AND DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON.
Reviews / Votes
'Animal Farm is a timeless satire on the central tragi-comedy of all politics-that is, the tragi-comedy of corruption by power' Timothy Garton Ash It is the book for everyone and Everyman, its brightness undimmed after fifty years * Ruth Rendell * Remains our great satire of the darker face of modern history * Malcolm Bradbury * Animal Farm has seen off all the opposition. It's as valid today as it was fifty years ago * Ralph Steadman *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 180 mm
Width: 108 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
68 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-103613-7 (9780141036137)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
04/2004
Dutton / Signet
€31.04
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Person
Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), better known by his pen-name, George Orwell, was born in India, where his father worked for the Civil Service. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory Animal Farm was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which brought him world-wide fame. His novels and non-fiction include Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia.