Orwell, George – Folwark zwierzęcy 1985 Polish comic samizdat

Orwell, George – Folwark zwierzęcy [Animal Farm] (Polish comic adaptation) Warsaw: ReKontra, 1985. 4to. 44 pp. Stapled wrappers. Illustrated adaptation “według Orwella opracowali i narysowali Maciek Biały i Karol Blue,” issued by the independent Warsaw imprint ReKontra during the final decade of the Polish People’s Republic. Striking cover in green and black featuring Napoleon the pig bearing whip and barbed wire. An underground graphic novel of the famous Orwell parable on revolution and the rise and fall of authoritarian rule. A characteristic example of Polish drugi obieg (second-circuit) publishing: modest production values, yet striking visual rhetoric and clear political intent. Less common in complete, well-preserved form. Inv. BX2