The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

When The Fountainhead was first published, Ayn Rand's daringly original literary vision and her groundbreaking philosophy, Objectivism, won immediate worldwide interest and acclaim. This instant classic tells the story of an intransigent young architect, his violent battle against conventional standards and his explosive love affair with a beautiful woman who struggles to defeat him.

This edition contains a special afterword by Rand's literary executor, Leonard Peikoff, including excerpts from Rand's own notes on the making of The Fountainhead. As fresh today as it was upon publication, here is a novel about a hero, and about those who try to destroy him.

This book is featured on The Book Club with Michael Knowles, PragerU's show dedicated to the great books of Western civilization. In this episode, Michael Knowles is joined by former Carl's Jr. and Hardee's CEO Andy Puzder to discuss Rand's seminal work and its examination of the collective versus the individual, and whether the "common good" is worth sacrificing self-interest to uphold.

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Read Ayn Rand's classic novel of an architect who refuses to compromise his principles, and discover why her vision of individualism against conformity still resonates today.