This unauthorized companion to George Orwells Animal Farm is a controversial parable about September 11th by one of fictions most inventive and provocative writersWritten in 14 days shortly after the September 11th attacks, is an outrageous and unauthorized companion to George Orwells in which exiled pig Snowball returns to the farm, takes charge, and implements a new world order of untrammeled capitalism. Orwells All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others has morphed into the new rallying cry: All animals are born equalwhat they become is their own affair.A brilliant political satire and literary parody, John Reeds caused an uproar on publication in 2002, denounced by Christopher Hitchens, and barely dodging a lawsuit from the Orwell estate. Now, a decade later, with America in wars on many fronts, readers can judge anew the visionary truth of Reeds satirical masterpiece.