Animal Farm: The Graphic Novel

Animal Farm: The Graphic Novel - Paperback

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Animal Farm: The Graphic Novel

Animal Farm: The Graphic Novel - Paperback

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Book Overview

A beautiful graphic novel adaptation of George Orwell's timeless and timely allegorical novel.

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."

In 1945, George Orwell, called "the conscience of his generation," created an enduring, devastating story of new tyranny replacing old, and power corrupting even the noblest of causes. Today it is all too clear that Orwell's masterpiece of political satire is still fiercely relevant wherever cults of personality thrive, truths are twisted by those in power, and freedom is under attack. In this fully authorized edition, the artist Odyr translates the world and message of Animal Farm into a gorgeously imagined graphic novel.

Old Major, Napoleon, Squealer, Snowball, Boxer, and all the creatures of Animal Farm come to life in this newly envisaged classic. From his individual brushstrokes to the freedom of his page design, Odyr's adaptation of this classic literature seamlessly moves between satire and fable and will appeal to all ages, just as Orwell intended.

This graphic novel edition masterfully captures the chilling warnings at the heart of the original text--

  • A Timeless Allegory: Witness the farm animals' revolution against their human master devolve into a new and more brutal form of tyranny, a stark warning against the corruption of power.
  • Stunning Visual Storytelling: Artist Odyr brings the iconic characters--from the noble Boxer to the tyrannical Napoleon--to life with evocative brushstrokes and dynamic page design.
  • Unflinching Social Commentary: Explore enduring themes of propaganda, class struggle, and the perversion of truth that remain fiercely relevant in today's political climate.
  • A Classic Reimagined: A faithful and fully authorized adaptation that makes Orwell's masterpiece accessible to a new generation of readers and fans of dystopian fiction.
ISBN9780358410775
Author George Orwell
PublisherMariner Books
GenreComics & graphic novels
FormatPaperback
PublishedSeptember 2020
LanguageENG- English
Pages176
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceTeens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About George Orwell

George Orwell (pseudonym for Eric Blair [1903-50]) was born in Bengal and educated at Eton; after service with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, he returned to Europe to earn his living penning novels and essays. He was essentially a political writer who focused his attention on his own times, a man of intense feelings and intense hates. An opponent of totalitarianism, he served in the Loyalist forces in the Spanish Civil War. Besides his classic Animal Farm, his works include a novel based on his experiences as a colonial policeman, Burmese Days, two firsthand studies of poverty, Down and Out in Paris and London and The Road to Wigan Pier, an account of his experiences in the Spanish Civil War, Homage to Catalonia; and the extraordinary novel of political prophecy whose title became part of our language, 1984.

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