| Fecha Publicación: 2018-07-16| Género: Ficción clásica | Idioma: Inglés| Autor: George Orwell | Nº Páginas: 97|
The animals on Mr.
Jones’ farm revolt against their human masters and violently expel them.
Led by the pigs they decide to run the farm themselves on egalitarian principles.
In Course of time the pigs themselves become corrupted by power and a new tyranny is established under their leader Napoleon.
A resounding fable on totalitarianism and power-gone-corrupt, Animal Farm is an allegorical novella that took the publishing world by storm when it was first published and hasn't stopped doing so ever since.
The ultimate satire on fascism, Animal Farm finds relevance even in present-day world.
A must-read! ---------------------------------------------- Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), better known by his pen-name, George Orwell, was born in India, where his father worked for the Civil Services.
An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature.
His works spoke out against the social injustice that was prevalent at that time.
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'.
Jones’ farm revolt against their human masters and violently expel them.
Led by the pigs they decide to run the farm themselves on egalitarian principles.
In Course of time the pigs themselves become corrupted by power and a new tyranny is established under their leader Napoleon.
A resounding fable on totalitarianism and power-gone-corrupt, Animal Farm is an allegorical novella that took the publishing world by storm when it was first published and hasn't stopped doing so ever since.
The ultimate satire on fascism, Animal Farm finds relevance even in present-day world.
A must-read! ---------------------------------------------- Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), better known by his pen-name, George Orwell, was born in India, where his father worked for the Civil Services.
An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature.
His works spoke out against the social injustice that was prevalent at that time.
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'.
