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Anthem

  • 84 pages · about 1 hour
  • First published 1938
  • 306 editions

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1 About this book

Anthem is a tale of a future dark age of the great “we” – a world that deprives individuals of name, independence, and values.

He lived in the dark ages of the future. In a loveless world he dared to love the woman of his choice. In an age that had lost all traces of science and civilization he had the courage to seek and find knowledge. But these were not the crimes for which he would be hunted He was marked for death because he had committed the unpardonable sin: He had stood forth from the mindless human herd. He was alone.

Good for readers who want: science fiction, dystopian fiction, and a short read.

  • Psychology
  • Relationships
  • Man-woman relationships in fiction
  • Science fiction
  • Dystopian fiction
  • Comparative Psychology
  • Comics & graphic novels, fantasy
  • Individuality

2 About Ayn Rand

1905–1982

Alice O'Connor (born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum; February 2 [O.S. January 20], 1905 – March 6, 1982), better known by her pen name Ayn Rand , was a Russian-American writer and philosopher. She is known for her fiction and for developing a philosophical system which she named Objectivism. Born and educated in Russia, she moved to the United States in 1926.

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