English, 17.12.2019 18:31 xojade

By the time [this book] came to be written, it was obvious that there would be great difficulty in getting it published; . . it was refused by four publishers. only one of these had any [moral] motive. two had been publishing anti-russian books for years, and the other had no noticeable political colour. one publisher actually started by accepting the book, but after making the preliminary arrangements, he decided to consult the ministry of information, who appeared to have warned him, or at any rate strongly advised him, against publishing it.

—george orwell
(excerpt from animal farm)
what is the best summary of this excerpt?
a. it was difficult to have books published in russia in the mid-1900s.
b. george orwell's book was initially turned down by many publishers for a variety of reasons.
c. the ministry of information prevented one publisher from publishing george orwell’s animal farm.

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