Penguin Essentials: Animal Farm

A brilliant and timeless satire on the corrupting influence of power.

Renowned urban artist Shepard Fairey provides a striking new look for George Orwell’s classic allegory, Animal Farm. The story begins at Manor Farm, where the livestock—neglected by their lazy, drunken owner Mr. Jones—rise up in a violent rebellion. Under the leadership of the pigs, Napoleon and Snowball, the animals take control, vowing to eliminate inequality and create a paradise where "all animals are equal."

As the renamed Animal Farm is organized to benefit all who walk on four legs, the initial ideals of the revolution slowly begin to erode. As time passes, the promise of freedom is corrupted by greed and a new hierarchy emerges, leading to the chilling realization that "some animals are more equal than others."

Orwell’s haunting history of a revolution gone wrong is a powerful indictment of totalitarianism and the seductive nature of absolute power. This edition, featuring Fairey’s bold propaganda-style cover art, perfectly captures the political urgency and grit of one of the most important books of the twentieth century.