George Orwell - Állatfarm (2018)

This 2018 edition of George Orwell's novel Animal Farm was published by Európa. Written in 1943 and 1944, the book carries the subtitle "A Fairy Story" and works as a satire of the Stalin era, covering the period from Lenin's death to the Soviet-German non-aggression pact. Its critique, however, applies to any oppressive, totalitarian regime.

The story is set on an English farm, where the animals, led by the pigs, overthrow human rule and try to run their own "Animal Farm". Their life begins as free and cheerful, but gradually grows bleaker under the new order.

As in Orwell's later work 1984, the falsification of historical records plays an important role. This edition suits readers who appreciate political allegory and timeless social criticism.