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Anthem by Ayn Rand

Anthem

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Ayn Rand

Start Publishing LLC · Ebook · March 27, 2013

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Who it’s for
A dystopian novella makes the struggle between collective order and individual rights feel sharply personal.
Genres
Dystopian, Political Fiction, The Classics
Published
Start Publishing LLC, March 27, 2013

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About this book

Anthem is a dystopian science fiction novella by Ayn Rand. Mankind has entered a new dark age as a result of the evils of irrationality and collectivism and the weaknesses of socialistic thinking and economics. Individuality and ambition have become sins. Technological advancement is now carefully planned (when it is allowed to occur at all).

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Here is the story of one man willing to risk everything to rebel against a society that refuses to believe in the power or rights of the individual.

Individual Against All

A dystopian novella makes the struggle between collective order and individual rights feel sharply personal.

Come here for

  • A dark-age society where individuality and ambition count as sins
  • Political tensions in a dystopian science-fiction novella

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  • A stark clash between social control and personal ambition
  • An uneasy look at who gets to shape technological progress

Where it sits

Dystopian97%
The Classics94%
Political Fiction55%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • The Classics
Authors
Ayn Rand
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
March 27, 2013
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
The Classics