Ayn Rand, Box 177, Murray Hill Station, New York, New York 10157. Many people have asked me how I feel about the fact that The Fountainhead has been in print for twenty-five years.

Ayn Rand, Box 177, Murray Hill Station, New York, New York 10157. eISBN : 978-1-10113718-5. I cannot say that I feel anything in particular, except a kind of quiet satisfaction.

I cannot say that I feel anything in particular, except a kind of quiet satisfaction. In this respect, my attitude toward my writing is best expressed by a statement of Victor Hugo

The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Russian-American author Ayn Rand, her first major literary success

The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Russian-American author Ayn Rand, her first major literary success. The novel's protagonist, Howard Roark, is an individualistic young architect who designs modernist buildings and refuses to compromise with an architectural establishment unwilling to accept innovation. Roark embodies what Rand believed to be the ideal man, and his struggle reflects Rand's belief that individualism is superior to collectivism.

Many people have asked me how I feel about the fact that The Fountainhead has been in print for twenty-five years. I knew only that it was a book that ought to live. In this respect, my attitude toward my writing is best expressed by a statement of Victor Hugo: "If a writer wrote merely for his time, I would have to break my pen and throw it away.

Out of Ayn Rand’s literary works, it’s the best popular thing she’s written

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The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Russian-American author Ayn Rand, her first major literary success. Roark embodies what Rand believed to be the ideal man, and his struggle reflects Rand's belief that individualism is superior to collectivism

Ayn Rand, To the Readers of The Fountainhead, Letters of Ayn Rand. In her first notes for The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand describes its purpose as a defense of egoism in its real meaning.

Ayn Rand, To the Readers of The Fountainhead, Letters of Ayn Rand. a new definition of egoism and its living example. She later states its theme as individualism versus collectivism, not in politics, but in man’s soul; the psychological motivations and the basic premises that produce the character of an individualist or a collectivist.

Ayn Rand (1905-1982) was born in Russia, graduated from the University of Leningrad, and came to the United States in 1926. She published her first novel in 1936

Ayn Rand (1905-1982) was born in Russia, graduated from the University of Leningrad, and came to the United States in 1926. She published her first novel in 1936. With the publication of The Fountainhead in 1943, she achieved a spectacular and enduring success, and her unique philosophy, Objectivism, gained a worldwide following. Start reading The Fountainhead on your Kindle in under a minute. Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

The Fountainhead serves as an excellent introduction to both Ayn Rand's writing and her philosophy of Objectivism. All of the major intellectual themes that inform Rand's fiction and her subsequent philosophy are presented clearly in this novel

The Fountainhead serves as an excellent introduction to both Ayn Rand's writing and her philosophy of Objectivism. All of the major intellectual themes that inform Rand's fiction and her subsequent philosophy are presented clearly in this novel. Having grown up in the totalitarian dictatorship of the Soviet Union, holding an impassioned belief in political freedom and the rights of the individual, Ayn Rand wrote The Fountainhead as a tribute to the creative freethinker.

When The Fountainhead was first published, Ayn Rand''s daringly original literary vision and her groundbreaking philosophy, Objectivism, won immediate. 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.