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753 (1st edition) OCLC. 300033023. The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Russian-American author Ayn Rand, her first major literary success. The novel's protagonist, Howard Roark, is an intransigent young architect who battles against conventional standards and refuses to compromise with an architectural establishment unwilling to accept innovation.
Seasoned literary critic. Ayn Rand, a Russian-American writer, achieved her first significant literary breakthrough with her 1943 book ‘The Fountainhead.’. The book’s protagonist, Howard Roark, is a young, uncompromising architect who fights against social norms and won’t give in to pressure from an institution that isn’t open to new ...
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The Fountainhead was rejected 12 times by publishers for being “too intellectual” before finally getting accepted by the Bobbs-Merrill group. Rand—much like Roark when his architectural designs are rejected—didn’t give up on her vision for the book, even firing her agent when he asked her to make changes to the draft. Real-life ...
The Fountainhead is a novel by Russian-born American author and philosopher Ayn Rand that was first published in 1943. Her her first great success, it centers on an architect who represents Rand’s ideas about how the individual struggles against society. The novel frowns upon pity and compassion and advocates the use of violence as a tool ...
3.6. The Fountainhead Review. ‘The Fountainhead’ transports readers to a world of architectural grandeur and moral turmoil with its rich imagery, engrossing symbolism, and intellectual depth. Rand presents a captivating examination of individualism, honesty, and the fight for creative freedom through her incisive prose and persuasive rhetoric.
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Stephen Cox writes in his book on The Fountainhead, ... Miller, Laurence, "Ayn Rand," in Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 227: American Novelists Since World War II, Sixth Series, ...
Apr 9, 2024 · The Fountainhead, novel by Ayn Rand, published in 1943. An exposition of the author’s anticommunist philosophy of “ objectivism ,” The Fountainhead tells of the struggle of genius architect Howard Roark —said to be based on Frank Lloyd Wright —as he confronts conformist mediocrity. In Rand’s world, suppression of individual ...
