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George Orwell's short novel Animal Farm tells the story of livestock rising up against their human owner to create a new and equal society. When it was published in 1945, the book was seen as a satire of the Soviet Union. But a group of writers in Zimbabwe believe the book continues to resonate with their country’s politics, so much so that they’ve translated it into the national language, Shona. Author and translator Petina Gappah led the project, and she explains to Julian Worricker why the Shona title for the book isn’t Animal Farm, but Animal Revolution.

(Image: Petina Gappah, Credit: Henry Hakulandaba)