But I found it well written and compelling. I only read Fountainhead, not Anthem, and approached it with some trepidation, not least because of its length. He obviously felt that it was/is of considerable importance, though the author is not as well known as, for example, Hemingway, Fitzgerald or Upton Sinclair. I was watching a television programme by Sir Simon Schama and it featured this book. 'I worship individuals for their highest possibilities as individuals, and I loathe humanity, for its failure to live up to these possibilities.'-Ayn Rand He had rediscovered the lost and holy word-I. He was marked for death because he had committed the unpardonable sin: He had stood forth from the mindless human herd. But these were not the crimes for which he would be hunted. In an age that had lost all trace of science and civilization, he had the courage to seek and find knowledge. In a loveless world, he dared to love the woman of his choice. In all that was left of humanity there was only one man who dared to think, seek, and love. From cradle to grave, the crowd was one-the great WE. They were conceived in controlled Palaces of Mating. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.Īnthem is Ayn Rand's classic tale of a dystopian future of the great 'We'-a world that deprives individuals of a name or independence-that anticipates her later masterpieces, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more.

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