Animal Farm was written by George Orwell. It is a satirical allegorical novella first published in England on August 17, 1945.

George Orwell, whose real name was Eric Arthur Blair, wrote Animal Farm as a critique of the Soviet Union under Stalin, using the story of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer as an allegory for the Russian Revolution and subsequent Stalinist regime. The book reflects Orwell’s experiences and political views, particularly his opposition to totalitarianism and Stalinism.

Orwell completed the manuscript between 1943 and 1944, and despite initial difficulties finding a publisher, it was eventually published by Secker & Warburg. Animal Farm remains one of Orwell’s most famous and influential works.