The Early Ayn Rand: Revised Edition: A Selection From Her Unpublished Fiction

by Ayn Rand

Overview

This remarkable, newly revised collection of Ayn Rand's early fiction—including her previously unpublished short story The Night King—ranges from beginner's exercises to excerpts from early versions of We the Living and The Fountainhead.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101137673
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/05/2005
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	528
File size:	507 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

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. 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 Virtues 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.

Date of Birth:

February 2, 1905

Date of Death:

March 6, 1982

Place of Birth:

St. Petersburg, Russia

Place of Death:

New York, New York

Education:

Graduated with highest honors in history from the University of Petrograd, 1924

Table of Contents

The Early Ayn RandPreface to the Revised Edition
Introduction

Part I: The Twenties
The Husband I Bought
The Night King
Good Copy
Escort
Her Second Career

Part II: The Early Thirties
Red Pawn
We the Living (Unpublished Excerpts)
"No"
Kira's Viking
Ideal

Part III: The Late Thirties
Think Twice
The Fountainhead (Unpublished Excerpts)
Vesta Dunning
Roark and Cameron
The Simplest Thing in the World