Author · Russia – United States · 1905–1982
Ayn Rand
Novels of ideas about self, work, and value; polemic wrapped in speed and plot.
Alice O'Connor, better known by her pen name Ayn Rand, was a Russian-born American writer and philosopher. She is known for her fiction and for developing a philosophical system she named Objectivism.
Genres
Science fiction
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Ayn Rand writes for argument as much as story. Industry, art, and ethics clash in pages that invite strong agreement or dissent. Read her today to clarify terms about freedom, duty, and excellence, and to test what you believe about means and ends.
