Anthem: Expanded 50th Anniversary Edition - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0451185323 ISBN 13 : 9780451185327

Editeur : Penguin, 1995

Synopsis

Book by Rand Ayn

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Anthem has long been hailed as one of Ayn Rand's classic novels, and a clear predecessor to her later masterpieces, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. In Anthem, Rand examines a frightening future in which individuals have no name, no independence, and no values. Equality 7-2521 lives in the dark ages of the future where all decisions are made by committee, all people live in collectives, and all traces of individualism have been wiped out. Despite such a restrictive environment, the spark of individual thought and freedom still burns in him--a passion which he has been taught to call sinful. In a purely egalitarian world, Equality 7-2521 dares to stand apart from the herd--to think and choose for himself, to discover electricity, and to love the woman of his choice. Now he has been marked for death for committing the ultimate sin. In a world where the great "we" reign supreme, he has rediscovered the lost and holy word--"I."

Biographie de l'auteur

Ayn Rand (February 2 1905 – March 6, 1982) was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism. Educated in Russia, she moved to the United States in 1926. She had a play produced on Broadway in 1935–1936. After two early novels that were initially unsuccessful in America, she achieved fame with her 1943 novel, The Fountainhead.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin
• Date d'édition: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0451185323
• ISBN 13: 9780451185327
• Reliure: Poche
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible