Animal Farm by George Orwell

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Animal Farm is a dystopian novella by George Orwell. Published in England on 17 August 1945, the book reflects events leading up to and during the Stalin era before World War II. Orwell, a democratic socialist and a member of the Independent Labour Party for many years, was a critic of Joseph Stalin and was suspicious of Moscow-directed Stalinism after his experiences with the NKVD during the Spanish Civil War.

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The 63rd greatest fiction book of all time

This book is on the following lists:

  1. - 3rd on Waterstone's Books of the Century (LibraryThing)
  2. - 13th on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
  3. - 17th on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
  4. - 31st on The Modern Library | 100 Best Novels (Modern Library)
  5. - 62nd on The 100 Greatest British Novels (BBC)
  6. - 64th on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
  7. - The Graphic Canon (Book)
  8. - The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written (Easton Press)
  9. - Select 100 (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
  10. - The 100 Best Books in the World (AbeBooks.de (in German))
  11. - The Best Classics (The Times)
  12. - The New Lifetime Reading Plan (The New Lifetime Reading Plan)
  13. - Great Books of the Western World (Great Books Foundation)
  14. - The College Board: 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers (http://www.uhlibrary.net/pdf/college_board_recommended_books.pdf)
  15. - 50 Books to (Re-)Read at 50 (nextavenue)
  16. - TIME Magazine All Time 100 Novels (TIME Magazine)
  17. - The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics (Book)

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