Animal Farm is a book by George Orwell, first published in 1945. Subtitled “A Fairy Story” by its author, it is a deceptively simple tale of a group of farm animals who overthrow their human farmer in the hope of creating a society where all animals can be free, equal, and happy. What begins as an idealistic rebellion soon deteriorates into a chilling allegory of totalitarianism, corruption, and the betrayal of revolutionary ideals. Written in the aftermath of World War II