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The fountainhead takes place in the united states, mostly in new york city, during the 1920s and 1930s. The fountainhead is the story of a gifted young architect, his violent battle with conventional standards, and his explosive love affair with the beautiful woman who struggles to defeat him. The fountainhead unabridged publication date 2007 topics the fountainhead, ayn rand, christopher hurt, capitalism, objectivism, freedom, liberty language english. The fountainhead ayn rands story of howard roark, a. With the publication of the fountainhead in 1943, she achieved spectacular and enduring success. Feb 7, 20 the fountainhead ayn rands story of howard roark, a brilliant architect who dares to stand alone against the hostility of secondhand souls. His independent functioning serves as a standard by which to judge the other characters either they are like roark or they allow others, in one form or another, to control their lives.

Ayn rand atlas shrugged the fountainhead book depository. Roark embodies what rand believed to be the ideal man, and his struggle reflects rands. The fountainhead is a masterpiece, integrating theme and plot. Home services handpicked professionals happiness guarantee. The passion of ayn rand was a surprising insightful and thoughtful book on the life and times of ayn rand. And, cherry on the cake, it includes one of the most beautiful and longest love declaration i have ever read. Character list it is his struggle to succeed as an architect on his own terms that forms the essence of the novels conflict. The fountainhead is a complex novel with a straightforward theme that illustrate the philosophy of objectivism in a creative first, its hefty and i dont know why. Howard roark is an architect whose genius and integrity will not be. As the story opens, twentyoneyearold roark is expelled from the stanton institute of technology for insubordination. A writers life lexicon creators a core tenet of ayn rands philosophy, objectivism, is the importance of a central, productive purpose in an individuals life. Ayn rand atlas shrugged the fountainhead by ayn rand, 9780451947673, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.

First published in 1943, this bestselling novel is a passionate defense of individualism and presents an exalted view of mans creative potential. Her first major literary success, ayn rands the fountainhead is an exalted view of her objectivist philosophy, portraying a visionary artist struggling against the dull, conformist dogma of his peers. The fountainhead by ayn rand, 9780141188621, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. So if you are in love with the fountainhead and want to collect it then go for this edition. The fountainhead, ayn rand the fountainhead is a 1943 novel by russianamerican author ayn rand, her first major literary success. The fountainhead by ayn rand, 9781565117877, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.

Howard roark is an idealistic man, he is passionate about architecture, doesnt care about the world, yet remai. Initially i was expecting a hatchet job since many people despise her, but barbara branden provides a well balanced look at one of the most controversial and influential i dont usually read biographies, but having read some of ayn rands. Born february 2, 1905, ayn rand published her first novel, we the living, in 1936. The book gave me more courage to think different and to take risks in life. With characters that are gripping, settings that are par excellence, and dialogue that displays incredible depth, the book is a well rounded synthesis about the nature of individualism and what it means. The common theme of the book is the comparison between the protagonist and other mens way of living, especially his study colleague and later star architect peter keating. The main character is an unapologetic spirit who shows no interest in compromising his work for the sake of humoring others.

Cliffsnotes study guides are written by real teachers and professors, so no matter what youre studying, cliffsnotes can ease your homework headaches and help you score high on exams. Any book authored by ayn rand is sure to draw up controversy, and the fountainhead is no different. First published in 1943, the fountainhead was ayn rands original literary vision of objectivism, her groundbreaking philosophy. This could be the summary of the fountainhead, what i feel is ayn rands best novel. I identified a lot with roarks frustrations with commercial creativity and i felt like his vigilant adherence to his personal convictions validated a lot of my life decisions regarding my design career.

The novels protagonist, howard roark, is an individualistic young architect who designs modernist buildings and refuses to compromise with an architectural establishment unwilling to accept innovation. The fountainhead by ayn rand paperback by ayn rand. The fountainhead, hightech, juicy and full of pulp. It chronicles the struggles of the innovative architect howard roark in his effort to achieve success on his own terms. It tells the story of a intransigent young architect, his violent battle against conventional standards, and his explosive love affair with a beautiful woman who struggles to defeat him. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Today, the fountainhead has achieved the status of a modern classic. The fountainhead por ayn rand, 9780451191151, disponible en book depository con envio gratis.

Rand means that everything good flows from a source, and that source is a persons rational action for his own sake, i. Character list cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. Discover book depository s huge selection of ayn rand books online. The fountainhead by ayn rand, 9780452286757, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The fountainhead is a 1943 novel by russianamerican author ayn rand, her first major literary success. One of those rare polarized treasures that play on your mind for a long long time. Architect howard roark is as unyielding as the granite he blasts to build with. The story would have been faster paced, the characters more sharply limned.

Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. On the surface, it is a story of one man, howard roark, and his struggles as an architect in the face of a successful rival, peter keating, and a newspaper columnist, ellsworth toohey. The fountainhead celebrates the heroism of the men who took first steps down new roads armed with nothing but their own vision. Rands unique philosophy, objectivism, has gained a worldwide audience. The fountainhead has become an enduring piece of literature, more popular now than when published in 1943. Comprised of actual customer comments posted on, an internet bookseller. Discover book depositorys huge selection of ayn rand books online. A poll conducted jointly in 1991 by the library of congress and the book ofthemonth club showed that atlas shrugged was the second most influential book in the lives of the respondents behind only the bible and showed the fountainhead among the top twenty. The fountainhead was a very personally affecting read from the very start. The fountainhead has been described in many ways, but at its core it is about the individual vs. The fountainhead by ayn rand, 9780780756908, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. See more ideas about ayn rand, gary cooper and howard roark.

The fountainhead is about the architect howard roard and his life. It falls short, as do so many modern novels, in the apparent inability of the author or editor to be a ruthless surgeon. With characters that are gripping, settings that are par excellence, and dialogue that displays incredible depth, the book. For an outlier such as me, i found the book really good.