Animal farm: A Fairy Story
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (692 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0451526341 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 140 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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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. 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. 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 fr
“Animal Farm remains our great satire on the darker face of modern history.”—Malcolm Bradbury “As lucid as glass and quite as sharp…Animal Farm has the double meaning, the sharp edge, and the lucidity of Swift.”—Atlantic Monthly “A wise, compassionate, and illuminating fable for our times.”—The New York Times “Orwell has worked out his theme with a simplicity, a wit, and a dryness that are close to La Fontaine and Gay, and has written in a prose so plain and spare, so admirably proportioned to his purpose, that Animal Farm even seems very creditable if we compare it with Voltaire and Swift.”—Edmund Wilson, The New Yorker “Orwell’s satire here is amply broad, cleverly conceived, and delightfully written.”—San Francisco Chronicle “The book for everyone and Everyman, its brightness undimmed after fifty years.”—Ruth Rendell
"Misleading and poor copy edition of Animal Farm." according to Elizabeth Macgregor-Skinner. First, let me say that this review is not about the story Animal Farm - which is a masterpiece and classic that I read years ago. I just purchased this version for my son, who must read the book this summer and was completely disappointed in this edition. It is very strange and not from a main publishing house - and it says inside the cover "for sale in countries which have copyright period of 6Misleading and poor copy edition of Animal Farm. First, let me say that this review is not about the story Animal Farm - which is a masterpiece and classic that I read years ago. I just purchased this version for my son, who must read the book this summer and was completely disappointed in this edition. It is very strange and not from a main publishing house - and it says inside the cover "for sale in countries which have copyright period of 63 years or less from the year of the authors death". They type face is minuscule and the tactile experience and joy one can get from a book is definite. years or less from the year of the authors death". They type face is minuscule and the tactile experience and joy one can get from a book is definite. very poor quality printing. Avoid this edition. Kanga We received a very flimsy and poorly printed paperback, even though we purchased this directly from amazon and not a third party seller. The book we received shows the retail price printed on the back as 60 Rupee, or 93 US cents. The selling price here was 7 times that.. James Bates said Four legs good, two legs badunless you are a pig. I read this in high school and did not get all of the metaphors and symbolism. Now after many years later I am blown away buy its power of predictability. Scary how "alternate facts" are finding it's way to today. Great book!!
He was essentially a political writer who focused his attention on his own times, a man of intense feelings and intense hates. . An opponent of totalitarianism, he served in the Loyalist forces in the Spanish Civil War. Besides his classic Animal Farm, his works include a novel based on his experiences as a colonial policeman, Burmese