A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Orwell's satirical masterpiece with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon.Mr Jones, the owner of Manor Farm, is a lazy drunk. The animals decide to overthrow him in a revolution that will allow them to run the farm, liberating themselves and creating a new life of equality and freedom. But they have underestimated the pigs. Napoleon and Snowball form an elite and take control for themselves, and the tyranny of the farmer is replaced with another kind of control leaving the animals again subject to a ruthless and cruel authority.Imagined only as Orwell could, this powerful fable is instilled with humour and an underlying urgency that makes this one of the most prescient warnings ever written.This hardback is part of VINTAGE COLLECTOR’S CLASSICS, a series of luxurious books especially crafted for collectors and fans of beautiful special editions. Sumptuous design meets the highest quality production. Discover timeless classics beautifully bound for every bookshelf.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-01-29
Mått137 x 208 x 19 mm
Vikt261 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieVintage Collector's Classics
Antal sidor176
FörlagVintage Publishing
ISBN9781529978018

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George Orwell (Author) George Orwell (1903–1950) is one of England's most famous writers and social commentators. He is the author of the classic political satire Animal Farm and the dystopian masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four. He is also well known for his essays and journalism, particularly his works covering his travels and his time fighting in the Spanish Civil War. His writing is celebrated for its piercing clarity, purpose and wit and his books continue to be bestsellers all over the world.

Remains our great satire of the darker face of modern history—Malcolm BradburyAnimal Farm has seen off all the opposition. It's as valid as today as it was fifty years ago—Ralph SteadmanIt immediately established itself in the reader's imagination, and in the reader's political discourse. The book will survive all its editions—New York TimesSurely one of the greatest works of literature of the 20th century, delivering truths about politics that remain, to this hour, horribly disturbing—The TimesTo say that I was horrified by this book is an understatement… The whole experience was deeply disturbing to me, but I am forever grateful to Orwell for alerting me early to the danger flags I've tried to watch out for since—Margaret Atwood, Guardian