Anthem
Anthem by Ayn Rand is a brief, captivating novel published by Courier Corporation on January 15, 2014. This edition spans 96 pages and is presented in English. The narrative unfolds in a dystopian society where individualism is eradicated, and the use of the word “I” is a capital offense. The story follows a rebel who discovers that the pursuit of one’s own happiness is a fundamental moral duty, reflecting the author’s philosophy of objectivism.
Readers will find a cautionary tale that explores themes of reason, ethics, and individualism. The protagonist’s journey highlights the conflict between societal conformity and personal freedom. This edition of Anthem offers insights into the values that underpin Rand’s later works, making it a significant piece within the context of her literary contributions.
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Hailed by” The” “New York Times “as “a compelling dystopian look at paranoia from one of the most unique and perceptive writers of our time,” this brief, captivating novel offers a cautionary tale. The story unfolds within a society in which all traces of individualism have been eliminated from every aspect of life use of the word “I” is a capital offense. The hero, a rebel who discovers that man’s greatest moral duty is the pursuit of his own happiness, embodies the values the author embraced in her personal philosophy of objectivism: reason, ethics, volition, and individualism.
“Anthem” anticipates the themes Ayn Rand explored in her later masterpieces, “The Fountainhead” and “Atlas Shrugged. Publisher’s Weekly” acclaimed it as “a diamond in the rough, often dwarfed by the superstar company it keeps with the author’s more popular work, but every bit as gripping, daring, and powerful.”
Dover (2013) republication of the edition published by Pamphleteers, Inc., Los Angeles, 1946.
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