num_pages: 120
description: Alternate Cover Edition here'It is the history of a revolution that went wrong – and of the excellent excuses that were forthcoming at every step for the perversion of the original doctrine,' wrote Orwell for the first edition of Animal Farm in 1945. Orwell wrote the novel at the end of 1943, but it almost remained unpublished. Its savage attack on Stalin, at that time Britain's ally, led to the book being refused by publisher after publisher. Orwell's simple, tragic fable, telling what happens when the animals drive out Mr Jones and attempt to run the farm themselves, has since become a world famous classic.
language: English
title: Animal Farm
titlecomplete: Animal Farm
characters: Muriel, Napoleon, Clover, Snowball, Boxer, Squealer, Old Major, Mr. Jones (Animal Farm), Mollie (Animal Farm), Moses (Animal Farm), Benjamin
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Politics, School, Literature, Read For School, Classics, Novels, Fantasy, Dystopia
ratings_count: 3693104
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: Penguin Books