Three Plays: Night of January 16th, Ideal, Think Twice

by Ayn Rand

Overview

Published together for the first time are three of Ayn Rand's most compelling stage plays. The courtroom drama Night of January 16th, famous for its open-ended verdict, is presented here in its definitive text. Also included are two of Rand's unproduced plays, Think Twice, a clever philosophical murder mystery, and Ideal, a bitter indictment of people's willingness to betray their highest values-symbolized by a Hollywood goddess suspected of a crime.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780451214669
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/05/2005
Edition description:	Centennial ed.
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	4.26(w) x 6.74(h) x 0.77(d)
Age Range:	18 - 17 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

Three PlaysEditor's Note

Night of January 16th
Introduction by Ayn Rand
Note to Producer
A Note from Ayn Rand's Executor
Night of January 16th

Ideal
Preface by Leonard Peikoff
Ideal

Think Twice
Preface by Leonard Peikoff
Thinks Twice