Animal Farm

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Orwell's famous and gripping allegory of Stalinism. 'All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others' Mr Jones, the owner of Manor Farm, is a lazy drunk. The animals decide to overthrow him in a revolution that will allow them to run the farm, liberating themselves and creating a new life of equality and freedom. But they have underestimated the pigs. Napoleon and Snowball form an elite and take control for themselves, and the tyranny of the farmer is replaced with another kind of control leaving the animals again subject to a ruthless and cruel authority. Imagined only as Orwell could, this powerful fable is instilled with humour and an underlying urgency that makes this one of the most prescient warnings ever written. 'Surely one of the greatest works of literature of the 20th century, delivering truths about politics that remain, to this hour, horribly disturbing' The Times WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS

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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 as today as it was fifty years ago -- Ralph Steadman
It immediately established itself in the reader's imagination, and in the reader's political discourse. The book will survive all its editions * New York Times *
Surely one of the greatest works of literature of the 20th century, delivering truths about politics that remain, to this hour, horribly disturbing * The Times *
To say that I was horrified by this book is an understatement The whole experience was deeply disturbing to me, but I am forever grateful to Orwell for alerting me early to the danger flags I've tried to watch out for since -- Margaret Atwood * Guardian *

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George Orwell (Author) George Orwell (1903-1950) is one of England's most famous writers and social commentators. He is the author of the classic political satire Animal Farm and the dystopian masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four. He is also well known for his essays and journalism, particularly his works covering his travels and his time fighting in the Spanish Civil War. His writing is celebrated for its piercing clarity, purpose and wit and his books continue to be bestsellers all over the world. Christopher Hitchens (Introducer) Christopher Hitchens was an English-born American author, journalist and literary critic. He was a columnist at Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, World Affairs, The Nation, Slate, Free Inquiry, and a variety of other media in a career that spanned more than four decades and made him a prominent public intellectual, and a staple of talk shows and lecture circuits. His books include The Monarchy; Blood, Class, and Nostalgia; No One Left to Lie Toand God Is Not Great. He died in 2011.