his article is about the novel by George Orwell. For other uses, see Animal Farm (disambiguation). Animal Farm
First edition cover Author George Orwell Original title Animal Farm: A Fairy Story Country United Kingdom Language English Genre Political satire Published 17 August 1945 (Secker and Warburg, London, England) Media type Print (hard & paperback) Pages 92 Awards Modern Library's 100 Best Novels NPR: 100 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books
Hugo Award for Best Short Novel (1946)
Prometheus Award – Hall of Fame (2011) OCLC 3655473 Dewey Decimal 823/.912 20 LC Class PZ3.O793 An Preceded by Inside the Whale and Other Essays Followed by Nineteen Eighty-Four Animal Farm is a beast fable,[1] in the form of a satirical allegorical novella, by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945.[2][3] It tells the story of a group of anthropomorphic farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy. Ultimately, the rebellion is betrayed and, under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon, the farm ends up in a state as bad as it was before.
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his article is about the novel by George Orwell. For other uses, see Animal Farm (disambiguation). Animal Farm
First edition cover Author George Orwell Original title Animal Farm: A Fairy Story Country United Kingdom Language English Genre Political satire Published 17 August 1945 (Secker and Warburg, London, England) Media type Print (hard & paperback) Pages 92 Awards Modern Library's 100 Best Novels NPR: 100 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books
Hugo Award for Best Short Novel (1946)
Prometheus Award – Hall of Fame (2011) OCLC 3655473 Dewey Decimal 823/.912 20 LC Class PZ3.O793 An Preceded by Inside the Whale and Other Essays Followed by Nineteen Eighty-Four Animal Farm is a beast fable,[1] in the form of a satirical allegorical novella, by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945.[2][3] It tells the story of a group of anthropomorphic farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy. Ultimately, the rebellion is betrayed and, under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon, the farm ends up in a state as bad as it was before.