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Anthem (Hardcover)
Ayn Rand; Foreword by Anthony Horvath
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R695
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Anthem is Ayn Rand's classic tale of a dark future age of the great
"We"-a world that deprives individuals of name, independence, and
values. Written a full decade before George Orwell's "1984," this
dystopian novel depicts a man who seeks escape from a society in
which individuality has been utterly destroyed. Rand expertly shows
how collectivism (including social programs in the United States)
destroys freedom and individuality. Her philosophy is simple:
"planning" is a synonym for "collectivism," and "collectivism" is a
metaphor for communism and tyranny. This important book should be
read by all who are concerned about the role of government in
modern life. This publication from Boomer Books is specially
designed and typeset for comfortable reading.
Two of Rand's classic novels--"Atlas Shrugged" and "The
Fountainhead"--are collected together for the first time in one
boxed set. Original.
This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor
of the world - and did. Was he a destroyer or the greatest of
liberators? Why did he have to fight his battle, not against his
enemies, but against those who needed him most, and his hardest
battle against the woman he loved? What is the world's motor - and
the motive power of every man? You will know the answer to these
questions when you discover the reason behind the baffling events
that play havoc with the lives of the characters in this story."
"Tremendous in its scope, this novel presents an astounding
panorama of human life - from the productive genius who becomes a
worthless playboy - to the great steel industrialist who does not
know that he is working for his own destruction - to the
philosopher who becomes a pirate - to the composer who gives up his
career on the night of his triumph - to the woman who runs a
transcontinental railroad - to the lowest track worker in her
Terminal tunnels." This is a mystery story, not about the murder of
a man's body, but about the murder - and rebirth - of man's spirit.
It is a philosophical revolution, told in the form of an action
thriller of violent events.
A new generation has discovered that Anthem, is more socially
relevant today that it was when it was written sixty years ago.
Anthem is the classic story about the consequences of social
collectivism and the importance of individualism.
Anthem was first published in hardcover by Caxton Press in 1953
and is now in its twelfth printing. Anthem has been described as
"one of the most beautiful prose poems ever written."
The revolutionary literary vision that sowed the seeds of
Objectivism, Ayn Rand's groundbreaking philosophy, and brought her
immediate worldwide acclaim. This modern classic is the story of
intransigent young architect Howard Roark, whose integrity was as
unyielding as granite...of Dominique Francon, the exquisitely
beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately, but married his worst
enemy...and of the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator. As fresh today as it was then,
Rand's provocative novel presents one of the most challenging ideas
in all of fiction-that man's ego is the fountainhead of human
progress... "A writer of great power. She has a subtle and
ingenious mind and the capacity of writing brilliantly,
beautifully, bitterly...This is the only novel of ideas written by
an American woman that I can recall."-The New York Times
When "The Fountainhead" was first published, Ayn Rand's daringly
original literary vision and her groundbreaking philosphy,
Objectivism, won immediate worldwide interest and acclaim. This
instant classic is the story of an intransigent young architect,
his violent battle against conventional standards, and his
explosive love affair with a beautiful woman who struggles to
defeat him. This edition contains a special Afterword by Rand's
literary executor, Leonard Peikoff, which includes excerpts from
Ayn Rands' own notes on the making of "The Fountainhead." As fresh
today as it was then, here is a novel about a hero - and about
those who try to destroy him.
A special edition hardcover in celebration of Ayn Rand's
centennial.
When it was first published in 1943, "The
Fountainhead"--containing Ayn Rand's daringly original literary
vision with the seeds of her groundbreaking philosophy,
Objectivism?won immediate worldwide acclaim. This instant classic
is the story of an intransigent young architect, his violent battle
against conventional standards, and his explosive love affair with
a beautiful woman who struggles to defeat him. This centennial
edition of "The Fountainhead," celebrating the controversial and
eduring legacy of its author, features an afterword by Rand's
literary executor, Leonard Peikoff, offering some of Ayn Rand's
personal notes on the development of her masterwork.
?A writer of great power. She has a subtle and ingenious mind
and the capacity of writing brilliantly, beautifully,
bitterly.?
--"The New York Times"
Published in 1957, Atlas Shrugged was Ayn Rand's greatest achievement and last work of fiction. In this novel she dramatizes her unique philosophy through an intellectual mystery story that integrates ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, politics, economics, and sex.
Set in a near-future U.S.A. whose economy is collapsing as a result of the mysterious disappearance of leading innovators and industrialists, this novel presents an astounding panorama of human life - from the productive genius who becomes a worthless playboy... to the great steel industrialist who does not know that he is working for his own destruction... to the philosopher who becomes a pirate... to the woman who runs a transcontinental railroad... to the lowest track worker in her train tunnels.
Peopled by larger-than-life heroes and villains, charged with towering questions of good and evil, Atlas Shrugged is a philosophical revolution told in the form of an action thriller.
Her first major literary success, Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead is an
exalted view of her Objectivist philosophy, portraying a visionary
artist struggling against the dull, conformist dogma of his peers;
a book of ambition, power, gold and love, published in Penguin
Modern Classics. Architect Howard Roark is as unyielding as the
granite he blasts to build with. Defying the conventions of the
world around him, he embraces a battle over two decades against a
double-dealing crew of rivals who will stop at nothing to bring him
down. These include, perhaps most troublesome of all, the ambitious
Dominique Francon, who may just prove to be Roarke's equal. This
epic story of money, power and a man's struggle to succeed on his
own terms is a paean to individualism and humanity's creative
potential. First published in 1943, The Fountainhead introduced
millions to Rand's philosophy of Objectivism: an uncompromising
defence of self-interest as the engine of progress, and a jubilant
celebration of man's creative potential. Ayn Rand (1905-1982), born
Alisa Rosenbaum in St. Petersburg, Russia, emigrated to America
with her family in January 1926, never to return to her native
land. Her novel The Fountainhead was published in 1943 and
eventually became a bestseller. Still occasionally working as a
screenwriter, Rand moved to New York City in 1951 and published
Atlas Shrugged in 1957. Her novels espoused what came to be called
Objectivism, a philosophy that champions capitalism and the
pre-eminence of the individual. If you enjoued The Fountainhead,
you might like Rand's Atlas Shrugged, also available in Penguin
Modern Classics. 'In The Fountainhead power, greed, life's grandeur
flow hot and red in thrilling descriptions' London Review of Books
'Ayn Rand is a writer of great power... she writes brilliantly,
beautifully, bitterly' The New York Times
Ayn Rand here sets forth the moral principles of Objectivism, the
philosophy that holds human life--the life proper to a rational
being--as the standard of moral values and regards altruism as
incompatible with man's nature, with the creative requirements of
his survival, and with a free society.
More than 1.3 million copies sold
In 1958, Ayn Rand, already the world-famous author of such bestselling books as Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, gave a private series of extemporaneous lectures in her own living room on the art of fiction. Tore Boeckmann and Leonard Peikoff for the first time now bring readers the edited transcript of these exciting personal statements. The Art of Fiction offers invaluable lessons, in which Rand analyzes the four essential elements of fiction: theme, plot, characterization, and style. She demonstrates her ideas by dissecting her best-known works, as well as those of other famous authors, such as Thomas Wolfe, Sinclair Lewis, and Victor Hugo. An historic accomplishment, this compendium will be a unique and fascinating resource for both writers and readers of fiction.
When The Fountainhead was first published, Ayn Rand's daringly
original literary vision and her groundbreaking philosophy,
Objectivism, won immediate worldwide interest and acclaim. This
instant classic is the story of an intransigent young architect,
his violent battle against conventional standards, and his
explosive love affair with a beautiful woman who struggles to
defeat him. This edition contains a special Afterword by Rand's
literary executor, Leonard Peikoff which includes excerpts from Ayn
Rand's own notes on the making of The Fountainhead. As fresh today
as it was then, here is a novel about a hero--and about those who
try to destroy him.
The foundations of capitalism are being battered by a flood of altruism, which is the cause of the modern world's collapse. This is the view of Ayn Rand, a view so radically opposed to prevailing attitudes that it constitutes a major philosophic revolution. In this series of essays, she presents her stand on the persecution of big business, the causes of war, the default of conservatism, and the evils of altruism. Here is a challenging new look at modern society by one of the most provocative intellectuals on the American scene. This edition includes two articles by Ayn Rand which did not appear in the hardcover edition: The Wreckage of the Consensus," which presents the Objectivists views on Vietnam and the draft; and Requiem for Man," an answer to the Papal encyclical Progresso Populorum.
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