About the Author:
GEORGE ORWELL (1903-1950), the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, was an English novelist, essayist, and critic. He was born in India and educated at Eton. After service with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, he returned to Europe to earn his living by writing and became notable for his simplicity of style and his journalistic or documentary approach to fiction.
Review:
''A wise, compassionate, and illuminating fable of our times . . . The steadiness and lucidity of Orwell's merciless wit are reminiscent of Anatole France and even of Swift.'' --New York Times Book Review
''Animal Farm is a nearly perfect piece of writing, both an engaging story and an allegory that actually works.'' --Amazon.com, editorial review
''A modern day fable, with modern implications in a deceiving simplicity . . . Orwell's animals exist in their own right, with a narrative as individual as it is apt in political parody.'' --Kirkus Reviews
''Absolutely first-rate . . . comparable to Voltaire and Swift.'' --New Yorker
''There is a timeless, even transcendent quality to this little story.'' --Christopher Hitchens, New York Times bestselling author
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