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    Animal Farm

    Written by George Orwell

    Narrated by Mark Bowen

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    Animal Farm is an allegorical novella by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. The book tells the story of a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy. Ultimately, however, the rebellion is betrayed, and the farm ends up in a state as bad as it was before, under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon.
    According to Orwell, the fable reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union. Orwell, a democratic socialist, was a critic of Joseph Stalin and hostile to Moscow-directed Stalinism, an attitude that was critically shaped by his experiences during the Spanish Civil War. The Soviet Union, he believed, had become a brutal dictatorship built upon a cult of personality and enforced by a reign of terror. In a letter to Yvonne Davet, Orwell described Animal Farm as a satirical tale against Stalin ("un conte satirique contre Staline"), and in his essay "Why I Write" (1946), wrote that Animal Farm was the first book in which he tried, with full consciousness of what he was doing, "to fuse political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole".
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStrelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
    Release dateJun 1, 2021
    ISBN9780880004466
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    George Orwell

    George Orwell (1903–1950), the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, was an English novelist, essayist, and critic. He was born in India and educated at Eton. After service with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, he returned to Europe to earn his living by writing. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory Animal Farm was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of 1984 (1949), which brought him worldwide fame. 

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    • 5/5
      This book is a very important book for all of us to read freshly, considering events in the newspaper and media of today.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I quality of the narration was outstanding. I had no problem understanding although I listened at 1.5x speed.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      My native language is Spanish and I enjoyed listening Animal Farm in English. It is a great book (or audiobook) and George Orwell has become one of my favorite writers.
    • 5/5
      Brilliant. A Classic. Everyone should read it before they die.
    • 5/5
      By far one of the best books I've listened to! I'm writing a book report on Animal Farm and I was not going to read the book a 3rd time, but this was so entertaining that I forgot I was doing this for homework! 10 out of 10, would recommend
    • 5/5
      George Orwell slayed and I mean SLAYED this masterpiece, I thought the metaphors where ingenious and the characterisation and the stories well fleshed out. I mean this is the same talent behind 1984 ? I am a BONAFIDE fan of his work
    • 4/5
      Amazing!! Wasn’t expecting to like it as much as 1984, but Orwell never disappoints.
    • 5/5
      Perfect illustration of the human condition. Should be mandatory reading for all ages.
    • 5/5
      One of my favourite books to listen to while trying to sleep ?
    • 5/5
      It s a book of revolution and how to turn a country into communist and dictatorship like what happened to many countries during 2nd world war, using the animals as metaphor.

      It is absolutely frightening and a clear explanation and sight of what exactly happened and how the people were manipulated.

      The call for equality and communist masqueraded the dictatorship agenda and turned the whole country into misery.

      I believe this should be read by lots of people nowadays, specially our world has become a place where EQUALITY is highly spoken in all aspects; this should be read in schools as the 1984 of George Orwell.

    • 5/5
      Interesting way of describing what happened during communist Russia. A must read for any lover of history
    • 5/5
      Incredible book! Symbolic, easy to remember, and always changing. The story remains surprising throughout and a great tale of The Soviet Union’s rule of communism. One of the most excellent books I have read.
    • 4/5
      I have heard people talk about this book and it was great to finally read it.