Book Bearings
Animal Farm
- 128 pages · about 2 hours
- First published 1945
- 652 editions
- Free to read
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1 About this book
Animal Farm is a brilliant political satire and a powerful and affecting story of revolutions and idealism, power and corruption. '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..
- Political
- Satire
- Animals
- Domestic animals
- Power (Social sciences)
- Science fiction
- Political corruption
- Political science
2 What to expect
A short fable in which farm animals overthrow their farmer, only for the pigs to become tyrants. Simple on the surface, sharp political satire underneath.
Good for readers who want: a classic, satire, and a short read.
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