The Fountainhead

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The Fountainhead

When it was first published in 1943, The Fountainhead— containing Ayn Rand’s daringly original literary vision with the seeds of her groundbreaking philosophy, Objectivism— won immediate worldwide acclaim. This instant classic is the story of an intransigent young  architect, his violent battle against conventional standards, and his explosive love affair with a beautiful woman who struggles to defeat him. This centennial edition of The  Fountainhead, celebrating the controversial and enduring legacy of its author, features an  afterword by Rand’s literary executor, Leonard Peikoff, offering some of Ayn Rand’s  personal notes on the development of her masterwork, and a Reader’s Guide to her writings and philosophy.

“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

Born February 2, 1905, AYN RAND published her first novel, We the Living, in 1936.  Anthem followed in 1938. It was with the publication of The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957) that she achieved her spectacular success. Ms. Rand’s unique philosophy, Objectivism, has gained a worldwide audience. The fundamentals of her philosophy are put forth in three nonfiction books, Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology, The Virtue of Selfishness, and Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. They are all available in Signet editions, as is the magnificent statement of her artistic credo, The Romantic Manifesto.