| Animal Farm: Introduction by Julian Symons Contributor(s): Orwell, George (Author), Symons, Julian (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0679420398 ISBN-13: 9780679420392 Publisher: Everyman's Library OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 1993 Annotation: 'Animal Farm' is the most famous by far of all twentieth-century political allegories, and its account of a group of barnyard animals who revolt against their vicious human master and the submit to a tyranny erected by their own kind can fairly be said to have become a universal drama for our time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Satire |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 92054299 |
| Lexile Measure: 1140 |
| Series: Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.18" W x 8.18" (0.64 lbs) 160 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 727 Reading Level: 7.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of Time magazine's 100 best English-language novels and the most famous of all twentieth-century political allegories. This account of a group of barnyard animals who revolt against their vicious human master, only to submit to a tyranny erected by their own kind, is a universal drama. Taking as his starting point the betrayed promise of the Russian Revolution, Orwell lays out a vision that, in its bitter wisdom, gives us the clearest understanding we possess of the possible consequences of our social and political acts. Orwell is one of the very few modern satirists comparable to Jonathan Swift in power, artistry, and moral authority; in Animal Farm his spare prose and the logic of his dark comedy brilliantly highlight his stark message."A wise, compassionate, and illuminating fable for our times." - New York Times |