Atlas Shrugged (Centennial Edition)
“Atlas Shrugged (Centennial Edition)” by Ayn Rand, published by Penguin Publishing Group on December 28, 2004, spans 1120 pages and is presented in English. This edition of Rand’s magnum opus intertwines philosophical themes with an action-driven narrative, exploring profound questions of good and evil through its memorable characters. The story revolves around John Galt and the dramatic implications of his declaration to halt the world’s motor, posing critical inquiries about the nature of freedom and the role of individuals in society.
Readers will encounter a rich tapestry of larger-than-life heroes and villains as they navigate the complex relationships and moral dilemmas faced by the characters. The narrative delves into the struggles of a productive genius, a steel industrialist, and a composer, among others, revealing their transformative journeys and the societal forces that shape their destinies. This edition not only serves as a significant literary work but also as a detailed exposition of Rand’s Objectivism, inviting readers to reflect on the interplay between individualism and collectivism within a compelling fictional framework.
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Peopled by larger-than-life heroes and villains, charged with towering questions of good and evil, Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand’s magnum opus: a philosophical revolution told in the form of an action thriller—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.
Who is John Galt? When he says that he will stop the motor of the world, is he a destroyer or a liberator? Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but against those who need him most? Why does he fight his hardest battle against the woman he loves?
You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reason behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men and women in this book. You will discover why a productive genius becomes a worthless playboy…why a great steel industrialist is working for his own destruction…why a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumph…why a beautiful woman who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with the man she has sworn to kill.
Atlas Shrugged, a modern classic and Rand’s most extensive statement of Objectivism—her groundbreaking philosophy—offers the reader the spectacle of human greatness, depicted with all the poetry and power of one of the twentieth century’s leading artists.
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