Anthem ([New] ed.)

He lived in the dark ages of the future. In a loveless world, he dared to fall in love. In an age that had lost all trace of science and civilization, he had the courage to seek and find knowledge.

But these were not the crimes for which he would be hunted.

He was marked for death because he had committed the unpardonable sin: standing out from the mindless human herd.Ayn Rands classic tale of a dystopian future of the great Wea world that deprives individuals of a name or independenceanticipates her later masterpieces, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.This seventy-fifth anniversary edition of Anthem, celebrating the controversial and enduring legacy of its author, features an introduction by Rands literary executor, Leonard Piekoff, which includes excerpts from documents by Ayn Randletters, interviews, and journal notes in which she discusses Anthem.

This volume also includes a complete reproduction of the original British edition with Ayn Rands handwritten editorial changes and a Readers Guide to her writings and philosophy.In Ayn Rands novels you have found more than great works of artyou have found a philosophy of reason.I had to originate a philosophical framework of my own, because my basic view of man and of existence was in conflict with most of the existing philosophical theories.

In order to define, explain, and present my concept of man, I had to become a philosopher in the specific meaning of the term.Ayn RandNow available for further reading on Rands philosophy: Objective Communication by Leonard Piekoff.Ayn Rands philosophy of Objectivism is increasingly influencing the shape of the world from business to politics to achieving personal goals.

In Objective Communication, Peikoff explains how you can communicate philosophical ideas with conviction, logic, and, most of all, reason.Also available from Penguin: an enhanced edition/app of Atlas Shrugged.