The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand is a significant work published by Penguin Publishing Group on September 1, 1996. This Anniversary edition spans 720 pages and is presented in English. The novel explores the life of Howard Roark, a determined young architect whose unwavering integrity challenges societal norms. It also delves into the complex relationship between Roark and Dominique Francon, a woman torn between her love for him and her marriage to his adversary, highlighting the conflict between individualism and societal expectations.
Readers will find a narrative that intertwines themes of creativity, integrity, and the struggle against societal constraints. The story presents a provocative examination of the role of ego in human progress, making it a notable entry in the realms of fiction and political literature. As a modern classic, The Fountainhead continues to resonate with contemporary audiences, inviting reflection on the nature of ambition and the cost of artistic vision.
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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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