num_pages: 180
description: Animal Farm by George Orwell. Rejected by such eminent figures as Victor Gollancz, Jonathan Cape and T.S. Eliot (at Faber &amp; Faber), Animal Farm was finally published to great acclaim by Martin Secker &amp; Warburg on 17th August 1945 in an edition of 4,500 copies. One of the best established and widely read masterpieces of our time, it has sold since then many millions of copies in over 70 languages; and its immortal satire - 'contre Stalin' as Orwell himself wrote to his French translator - remains as vivid and relevant today as it was on first publication.This special edition celebrates the 50th anniversary of Orwell's great work, complementing the text with a series of magnificent pictures by Ralph SteadmanIllustrated by Ralph Steadman
language: English
title: Animal Farm: A Fairy Story
titlecomplete: Animal Farm: A Fairy Story
characters: Old Major, Mollie (Animal Farm), Moses (Animal Farm), Napoleon, Boxer, Muriel, Snowball, Clover, Squealer, Mr. Jones (Animal Farm), Benjamin
genres: Fiction, Classics, Politics, Dystopia, Science Fiction, Read For School, Fantasy, Literature, Novels, School
ratings_count: 3693682
places: England
awards: awardedAt: 1293868800000
name: Prometheus Hall of Fame Award, awardedAt: 1672560000000
name: Locus Award
category: Illustrated and Art Book, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Retro Hugo Award
category: Best Novella
publisher: Secker & Warburg