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The Fountainhead

of Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff (Goodreads Author) (Afterword)

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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

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Fiction Fiction Classics Philosophy Literature Novels Politics Architecture Literary Fiction American Classic Literature

Main Characters

Howard Roark Peter Keating Ellsworth Toohey Dominique Francon

Book Details

  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 704 pages
  • Publisher Signet Book
  • Publication Date September 1st 1996
  • First Publication 04/15/43
  • Language English
  • ISBN 9780451191151
  • Edition 25 Aniv Edition
  • Category Fiction
  • Scenario ['New York City, New York (United States)']

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