Synopsis
Orwell's 1945 fable about the power struggles among animals on a farm parallels the situation in Russia at the time as Orwell saw it; the characters include the ruthless pig Stalin, his idealistic Trotsky-like adversary, and the simple, kindly horse who represents the common man.

Details
Publication Date:	1996-04-01
Edition Description:	Reprint

Size
Length:	139 pages
Height:	7.3 in
Width:	4.3 in
Thickness:	0.2 in
Weight:	3.2 oz

Publisher's Note
A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. 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. Available in April.

Industry Reviews
"'Animal Farm' is a wise, compassionate and illuminating fable for our times."
New York Times Book Review - Arthur M. Schlesinger (08/25/1946)

"Beautiful...graced by bracingly savage Ralph Steadman illustrations....a reissue made all the more timely by the current crisis in the former Soviet Union."
Rosenbaum