Igor Shevchenko and George Orwell: the history of one translation

Abstract

This paper deals with Animal Farm, one of the most popular works by the renowned English
writer George Orwell and the first Ukrainian translation of this fairy story by Ihor Ševčenko. In
the paper the author describes how Orwell’s original as well as the Ukrainian translation were
published. Ševčenko’s Ukrainian translation (1947) has its own history and peculiarities – it was the
first translation of Animal Farm to appear. Moreover, George Orwell wrote a special introduction
to that edition. In her research, the author uses various materials, including correspondence
between George Orwell and Ihor Ševčenko, as well as her own correspondence with the translator