When was animal farm written?

Animal Farm is an allegorical novella by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. According to Orwell, the book reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union. read more

In a letter to Yvonne Davet, Orwell described Animal Farm as a satirical tale against Stalin ("un conte satirique contre Staline "), and in his essay "Why I Write" (1946), wrote that Animal Farm was the first book in which he tried, with full consciousness of what he was doing, "to fuse political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole". read more

Orwell's "Animal Farm" was written in reponse to the rise of communism and the aggression of Hitler and World War II. Communism may have looked good on paper, but as Orwell repeatedly shows, it does not work in practice. read more

A list of important facts about George Orwell's Animal Farm, including setting, climax, protagonists, and antagonists. read more