About Ayn Rand
The Author of Anthem
The Author of Anthem
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Born February 2, 1905, Ayn Rand grew up in St. Petersburg, Russia. She could read by the age of six, and by the time she was nine years old, she decided to make fictional writing her career. In her high school years, she decided for herself that America was her model of a free country, and she dreamed of living there. When she was older, Ayn Rand went to the University of Petrograd in Crimea so she could study history and philosophy. She also studied screenwriting in 1924, and the very next year she escaped Soviet Russia by visiting some relatives in the United States. Although she was only supposed to stay for a temporary amount of time, she had already determined never to go back to Russia. After being with her family for six months, she headed straight for Hollywood to pursue her dream job as a screenwriter. Through her work in Hollywood, Ayn Rand slowly climbed her way to the top and was able to become a screenwriter. During her struggle to get a job as a writer, she met Frank O'Connor, an actor that was at the studio. They were happily married from 1929 until Frank's death fifty years later.
Not only was she an incredibly famous author, Ayn Rand was a philosopher. She believed very strongly in the philosophy of objectivism, which focused on the individual, reality, and reason. Her philosophy showed the goodness in selfishness, and she exemplified this in her novels. The Fountainhead, one of Ayn Rand's very famous books, presented a very different take on the American hero. Throughout this realistic fiction novel, she showed her philosophy of objectivism and the importance of the individual. Her last fictional novel and considerably her greatest achievement, Atlas Shrugged, was published in 1957. Throughout her life and her work, Ayn Rand earned lasting fame and a place in history. On March 6, 1982 she died in New York, as one of the greatest fictional writers ever known.
Other Works by Ayn Rand:
Not only was she an incredibly famous author, Ayn Rand was a philosopher. She believed very strongly in the philosophy of objectivism, which focused on the individual, reality, and reason. Her philosophy showed the goodness in selfishness, and she exemplified this in her novels. The Fountainhead, one of Ayn Rand's very famous books, presented a very different take on the American hero. Throughout this realistic fiction novel, she showed her philosophy of objectivism and the importance of the individual. Her last fictional novel and considerably her greatest achievement, Atlas Shrugged, was published in 1957. Throughout her life and her work, Ayn Rand earned lasting fame and a place in history. On March 6, 1982 she died in New York, as one of the greatest fictional writers ever known.
Other Works by Ayn Rand:
- We The Living
- The Fountainhead
- Atlas Shrugged
- Night of January 16th
- The Early Ayn Rand
- Three Plays
- For The New Intellectual
- The Objectivist
- The Virtue of Selfishness
- Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal
- The Romantic Manifesto
- The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution
- Philosophy: Who Needs It