The Early Ayn Rand, Ayn Rand Edited and with an Introduction and Notes by Leonard Peikoff
The Early Ayn Rand, Ayn Rand Edited and with an Introduction and Notes by Leonard Peikoff
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The Early Ayn Rand
A Selection from Her Unpublished Fiction (Revised Edition)

Author: Ayn Rand; Edited and with an Introduction and Notes by Leonard Peikoff

Narrator: Bernadette Dunne

Unabridged: 19 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/18/2009

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

This remarkable, newly revised collection of Ayn Rand's early fictionnow including the previously unpublished short story, The Night Kingranges from beginners exercises to excerpts from early versions of We the Living and The Fountainhead. Arranged chronologically, from 1926 through 1940, these works allow readers to follow the extraordinary trajectory of Rands literary and intellectual growth, from a twentyoneyearold Russian immigrant struggling to master English to the brilliant prose stylist and sophisticated philosopher she was to become in her mature work.

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Goodreads review by Angel

Due to the nature of the collection, of course the stories were mixed, but there were some that were great fun (in particular "Think Twice" and "Good Copy") and many that had interesting themes (I found myself thinking a lot about the character Vesta Dunning and how she differs from Gail Wynand. Wou......more

Goodreads review by Nick

Gigantic book, but full of great stuff. There are some more "conventional" plot types especially early in the book, but since Rand is writing them they come across as totally distinctive in terms of characters, motivation, description of setting, etc. Since she is a philosophical novelist its intere......more

Goodreads review by R.K.

3 3/4 stars......more

Goodreads review by Kc

I put this book on "to read" shelf 12 years ago. I have grown as a person since then. I am not as receptive to Ayn Rand's philosophical leanings as I once was. Thus, this was a hard book for me to get through. It is interesting to study her earlier writings and witness a development in style and vis......more

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