Anthem, Ayn Rand
Anthem, Ayn Rand
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Anthem

Author: Ayn Rand

Narrator: Andrew Garman

Unabridged: 2 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/21/2017

Categories: Fiction, Political, Classic


Synopsis

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. They existed only to serve the state. They were conceived in controlled Palaces of Mating. They died in the Home of the Useless. From cradle to grave, the crowd was one-the great WE. In all that was left of humanity there was only one man who dared to think, seek, and love. He lived in the dark ages of the future. In a loveless world, he dared to love the woman of his choice. 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: He had stood forth from the mindless human herd. He was a man alone. He had rediscovered the lost and holy word-I. "I worship individuals for their highest possibilities as individuals, and I loathe humanity, for its failure to live up to these possibilities."-Ayn Rand

About Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand (1905-1982) was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and for developing a philosophical system she named Objectivism.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Matthew on October 21, 2017

I cannot believe I just realized now I did not have this book marked as read! I read this back in high school and loved it! For those thinking about trying Ayn Rand, this is a good intro book considering it is only a little over 100 pages and her other popular titles (mainly talking about Atlas Shrug......more

Goodreads review by mark on March 09, 2019

a long day at work with a lot of that work left unfinished + happy hour drinks with colleagues, no they're more than that, with friends + I have to get around to reviewing a book by mutterfookin' AYN RAND of all things = DRUNK ЯEVIEW #? so I've been on a hiring spree lately, just hiring people left and r......more

Goodreads review by Irina on December 04, 2007

The book is about human identity and freedom, and how one can degrade under the chains of collectivism. A lot of reviews on this book, which are posted on this site, use the word “futuristic” events. I intentionally put the quotes around this word as I tend to totally disagree with the choice of this......more

Goodreads review by Lea on July 15, 2020

A dystopian novella set in the world where totalitarian collectivism has triumphed to the greatest extent. I did see Rand's potential as a writer, but in this book, her ideas are underdeveloped, and far too simplistic for my taste, and for her to be considered a philosopher, at least at this stage.......more