Animal Farm (Signet #1289). George Orwell, Signet, New York, 1956.
 
Fiction - A Provocative Novel 
(political fable)
Vintage from the 1950s
 
Animal Farm is a beast fable, in the form of a satirical allegorical novella, by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. It 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.
 
One of Orwell's finest works, it is a political fable based on the events of Russia's Bolshevik revolution and the betrayal of the cause by Joseph Stalin. The book concerns a group of barnyard animals who overthrow and chase off their exploitative human masters and set up an egalitarian society of their own.
 
Nice overall with light cover and edge wear. 128 page softcover book.