The Rumpus Interview with John Reed
John Reed discusses Snowball’s Chance, his parody of Animal Farm, and the lawsuits, debates, and discoveries that followed the book’s publication.
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Posts Tagged: Animal Farm
Plain Speaker or Liar
According to the Guardian, Dr. Luke Seaber of University College London has uncovered evidence in the London Metropolitan archives that confirms George “Orwell did indeed carry out, more or less as described, one of his ‘down-and-out’ experiments”: he went to jail, for 48 hours, on purpose. Still, Seaber claims that “the veracity” of Orwell’s journalism […]
...moreIllustrated Orwell
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of George Orwell’s Animal Farm, Ralph Steadman has illustrated the classic satire with distinctive interpretations of the book. Brain Pickings has gathered some of the gleefully odd images.
...moreYou Can’t Have A Revolution Unless You Make It For Yourself
When a book is read, the story is transferred from the writer to the reader. Occasionally, however, the reader is allowed a glimpse into what the author may have been thinking through letters or interviews. When George Orwell wrote Animal Farm, it was primarily meant to be “a satire on the Russian Revolution.” But there […]
...moreBoard Games for the Bookish
Whether you prefer the strategic maneuvers of Animal Farm or the holiday cheer of A Christmas Carol, Flavorwire has the literary board game for you. After all, nothing screams “family fun” like sitting down to reenact The Shining.
...more“Amazon.com is watching you.”
Amazon, we’re still mad at you. Last week, the company once again stirred waves of customer indignation when it remotely deleted copies of George Orwell’s 1984 and Animal Farm from users’ Kindles. The Rumpus covered the story here and here.
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