{"product_id":"9780452294462","title":"Animal Farm and 1984 (Centennial Editions) Boxed Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Orwell's \u003ci\u003eAnimal Farm\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e 1984\u003c\/i\u003e, two classic novels that remain as fresh and contemporary as today's news—packaged together as a great gift for Orwell fans and new readers alike. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe allegory of a downtrodden society of overworked, mistreated animals, and their quest to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality, \u003ci\u003eAnimal Farm\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most scathing satires ever published. As we witness the rise and bloody fall of the revolutionary animals, we begin to recognize the seeds of totalitarianism in the most idealistic organization; and in our most charismatic leaders, the souls of our cruelest oppressors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Thought Police.\" \"Big Brother.\" \"Orwellian.\" These words have entered our vocabulary because of George Orwell's classic dystopian novel, \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e. The story of one man's nightmare odyssey as he pursues a forbidden love affair through a world ruled by warring states and a power structure that controls not only information but also individual thought and memory, \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e is a prophetic, haunting tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e1984 \u003c\/i\u003efeatures an foreword by Thomas Pynchon and \u003ci\u003eAnimal Farm \u003c\/i\u003efeatures an foreword by Ann Patchett.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025736253680,"sku":"9780452294462","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780452294462_p0.jpg?v=1763705992","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780452294462","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}