Animal Farm

By George Orwell

Categories: Politics & Social Sciences

Fed up with their neglectful farmer, Mr. Jones, the animals of Manor Farm rise up, drive him out, and rename their home Animal Farm. Inspired by the dream of old Major, a respected boar, and led by the clever pigs Snowball and Napoleon, they set out to build a society where all animals are equal. George Orwell's 1945 fable, inspired by the Russian Revolution of 1917, is a sharp satire about power, propaganda, and lies.

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