Animal Farm is an allegorical novella by George Orwell. The book reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917and then on into the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union. Set in a farm, the novel depicts a rising revolt among the animals, who wish to take over the humans. Animals that live in Mr. Jones farm are tired of serving humans and find it very exploiting as they use animals for all their needs. Rebellion starts on the day when Mr. Jones forgets to feed the animals. Under the charge of two pigs: Napoleon and Snowball, animals thus plan to invade humans and take over the farm.
About the Author
Born on 25 June 1903 in Motihari, India, George Orwell was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His real name was Eric Arthur Blair. He served with the Imperial Police in Burma before joining the Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War. Orwell was the author of six novels as well as numerous essays and nonfiction works. His work is marked by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism.
Orwell wrote literary criticism, poetry, fiction, and polemical journalism. He is best known for the allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945) and the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). His non-fiction works, including The Road to Wigan Pier (1937), documenting his experience of working class life in the north of England, and Homage to Catalonia (1938), an account of his experiences in the Spanish Civil War, are widely acclaimed, as are his essays on politics, literature, language, and culture.
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