Animal Farm by George Orwell
A Fairy Story
"Animal Farm" is a satirical fable set on a farm where the animals revolt, overthrow their human farmer, and take over the running of the farm for themselves. The story is an allegory of the Russian Revolution and the rise of Stalin, and the tale is told by the animals that inhabit the farm, primarily pigs who become the ruling class. Despite their initial attempts at creating an equal society, corruption and power ultimately lead to a regime as oppressive as the one they overthrew.
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- Published
- 1945
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 50-150
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- A Quinta Dos Animais
- A Revolução Dos Bichos
- Animal Farm
- Animal Farm / 1984
- Animal Farm: A Fairy Story
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- 3rd on Waterstone's Books of the Century (LibraryThing)
- 4th on The new modern classics — the nation’s favourite 20th century novels (The Times)
- 7th on Top 50 Books (The Daily Telegraph)
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- 13th on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
- 13th on Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books (NPR)
- 17th on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
- 18th on Kanon na koniec wieku (Canon at the end of the century) (Rzeczpospolita (newspaper))
- 18th on The 100 Stories that Shaped the World (BBC)
- 20th on The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels: The Readers' List (The Modern Library)
- 28th on Edmonton's Top 100 (Edmonton Journal)
- 31st on The Modern Library | 100 Best Novels (Modern Library)
- 33rd on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 34th on Our Users' Top 100 Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 46th on The Big Read (BBC)
- 62nd on The 100 Greatest British Novels (BBC)
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- 82nd on My Favourite Book - Australian Big Read (Australian Big Read)
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- 86th on The 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century (Folha de São Paulo)
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- 99th on 4chan’s Literature Board’s Aggregate Top 100 Books for the Decade 2014 - 2024 (Reddit)
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- 160th on Fantasy and Horror: A Critical and Historical Guide (Book)
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