{"product_id":"animal-farm-george-orwell-9781784878986","title":"Animal Farm (George Orwell)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImagined 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Surely one of the greatest works of literature of the 20th century, delivering truths about politics that remain, to this hour, horribly disturbing' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eGeorge Orwell (1903-1950) is one of England's most famous writers and social commentators. He is the author of the classic political satire \u003ci\u003eAnimal Farm \u003c\/i\u003eand the dystopian masterpiece \u003ci\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\n\u003cb\u003eChristopher Hitchens\u003c\/b\u003e was an English-born American author, journalist and literary critic. He was a columnist at Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, World Affairs, The Nation, Slate, Free Inquiry, and a variety of other media in a career that spanned more than four decades and made him a prominent public intellectual, and a staple of talk shows and lecture circuits. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Monarchy\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBlood, Class, and Nostalgia\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNo One Left to Lie To\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGod Is Not Great\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 2011.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 144 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65828866523485,"sku":"K097911529","price":9.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9791152900001A.jpg?v=1788692443","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/animal-farm-george-orwell-9781784878986","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}