Genre
Political satire
Animal Farm
A lean, devastating classic about ideals captured by power.
Details
Subgenre
Dystopian allegory
Original publication
17 August 1945
Original publisher
Secker and Warburg
Pages
92
Format
Paperback, hardcover and ebook editions
Language
English
Setting
An English farm after an animal rebellion
ISBN
9780451526342
Original title
Animal Farm
About the book
Farm animals overthrow their owner and try to build a fairer society, but the new order hardens into propaganda, fear and betrayal.
A compact political fable for readers who want power, revolution, language and corruption distilled into a fast, unforgettable classic.
Animal Farm turns a barnyard rebellion into one of the clearest literary studies of authoritarian control.
It is especially strong for readers interested in propaganda, political language, collective memory and the fragility of revolutionary hope.
Recognition
- Hugo Award for Best Short Novel, 1946
- Prometheus Award Hall of Fame, 2011
