Animal Farm

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Nelson Slade Bond

George Orwell

Nelson Bond

"Animal Farm is a fable with a sting. Much has been written about the threat of Communism, but it remained to the late George Orwell, farsighted British author of the brilliant and frightening 1984, to expose the Russian experiment for what it really is; an idealist's dream, converted by realists into a nightmare. In staged dramatic reading version of this timely allegory you will meet beasts whose prototypes have dominated news headlines for many fearful years. Opening on a note of joyous triumph for the creatures who have emancipated themselves from the cruel mastery of a human owner, the reading mounts inexorably to a climax of disillusionment in which the other animals discover themselves now subject to the rule of even more ruthless autocrats: the greedy, cunning pigs. Intermingling humor and drama, Animal Farm wrings the emotions of its listeners, leaving audiences shaken with the tale of a tragedy that happened in a mythical barnyard far away but could happen in our own back yard."--Page 4 of cover

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Author

Nelson Slade Bond

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Publisher

Concord Theatricals

Published Date

2010-12-14

ISBN

0573605386 9780573605383

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"Now I read this when I was 15. I chose to read it and I loved it. It was an excellent work that described communism in a satirical way. My favorite quote is “all animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.” It hit me differently then than it does now. Back then it was status. Rich poor type stuff. Now In this country it’s racism. It’s still applicable. "

Camden Rafdal

"Best way to understand the book is to learn Russian history. The novel is quite easier when you understand that it represents the Russian revolution"