The Fountainhead

By Ayn Rand | Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

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The revolutionary literary vision that sowed the seeds of Objectivism, Ayn Rand's groundbreaking philosophy, and brought her immediate worldwide acclaim.

This modern classic is the story of intransigent young architect Howard Roark, whose integrity was as unyielding as granite...of Dominique Francon, the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately, but married his worst enemy...and of the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged society against a great creator. As fresh today as it was then, Rand’s provocative novel presents one of the most challenging ideas in all of fiction—that man’s ego is the fountainhead of human progress...

“A writer of great power. She has a subtle and ingenious mind and the capacity of writing brilliantly, beautifully, bitterly...This is the only novel of ideas written by an American woman that I can recall.”—The New York Times

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The revolutionary literary vision that sowed the seeds of Objectivism, Ayn Rand's groundbreaking philosophy, and brought her immediate worldwide acclaim.

This modern classic is the story of intransigent young architect Howard Roark, whose integrity was as unyielding as granite...of Dominique Francon, the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately, but married his worst enemy...and of the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged society against a great creator. As fresh today as it was then, Rand’s provocative novel presents one of the most challenging ideas in all of fiction—that man’s ego is the fountainhead of human progress...

“A writer of great power. She has a subtle and ingenious mind and the capacity of writing brilliantly, beautifully, bitterly...This is the only novel of ideas written by an American woman that I can recall.”—The New York Times

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The revolutionary literary vision that sowed the seeds of Objectivism, Ayn Rand's groundbreaking philosophy, and brought her immediate worldwide acclaim.

This modern classic is the story of intransigent young architect Howard Roark, whose integrity was as unyielding as granite...of Dominique Francon, the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately, but married his worst enemy...and of the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged society against a great creator. As fresh today as it was then, Rand’s provocative novel presents one of the most challenging ideas in all of fiction—that man’s ego is the fountainhead of human progress...

“A writer of great power. She has a subtle and ingenious mind and the capacity of writing brilliantly, beautifully, bitterly...This is the only novel of ideas written by an American woman that I can recall.”—The New York Times

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Fountainhead?

Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Classic fiction: literary and general

Where can I read a sample of The Fountainhead?

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Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Fountainhead?

Ayn Rand

Who is the Publisher of the book The Fountainhead?

Penguin Publishing Group

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The Fountainhead is available as paperback(ISBN 9780452273337) and paperback(ISBN 9780451009340) and paperback(ISBN 9780451014689) and paperback(ISBN 9780451019950) and paperback(ISBN 9780451032355) and paperback(ISBN 9780451044068) and paperback(ISBN 9780451059543) and paperback(ISBN 9780451064004) and paperback(ISBN 9780451066299) and paperback(ISBN 9780451076021) and paperback(ISBN 9780451084156) and paperback(ISBN 9780451093806) and paperback(ISBN 9780451099563) and paperback(ISBN 9780451118103) and paperback(ISBN 9780451127396) and paperback(ISBN 9780451133199) and paperback(ISBN 9780451158239) and paperback(ISBN 9780451175120) and paperback(ISBN 9780451191151)

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