Atlas Shrugged
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Opening with the enigmatic question 'Who is John Galt?', Atlas Shrugged envisions a world where the 'men of talent' - the great innovators, producers and creators - have mysteriously disappeared. With the US economy now faltering, businesswoman Dagny Taggart is struggling to get the transcontinental railroad up and running. For her John Galt is the enemy, but as she will learn, nothing in this situation is quite as it seems. Hugely influential and grand in scope, this story of a man who stopped the motor of the world expounds Rand's controversial philosophy of Objectivism, which champions competition, creativity and human greatness.
Ayn Rand (1905-82), born Alisa Rosenbaum in St. Petersburg, Russia, emigrated to America with her family in January 1926, never to return to her native land. Her novel The Fountainhead was published in 1943 and eventually became a bestseller. Still occasionally working as a screenwriter, Rand moved to New York City in 1951 and published Atlas Shrugged in 1957. Her novels espoused what came to be called Objectivism, a philosophy that champions capitalism and the pre-eminence of the individual.
If you enjoyed Atlas Shrugged, you might like Rand's The Fountainhead, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.
'A writer of great power ... she writes brilliantly, beautifully, bitterly'
The New York Times
'Atlas Shrugged ... is a celebration of life and happiness'
Alan Greenspan
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Ein sehr langes, aber wunderbares Buch. Ein Plädoyer für die freie Marktwirtschaft, dass aufzeigt, was passieren kann, wenn der Staat zu stark eingreift. Ich weiß nicht, ob ich mit der Philosophie von Ayan Rand vollkommen übereinstimme. Soweit ich es verstanden habe, ist sie gegen irgendeine Intervention der Regierung in die Wirtschaft, also gegen ein Sozialstaat. Es wird aber immer Menschen geben, die wirklich Hilfe benötigen. Soll man sie einfach verhungern lassen?... Der Mittelweg ist schwierig, weil es auch immer Menschen geben wird, die eine staatliche soziale Hilfe ausnutzen werden. Diese ganzen philosophischen Gedanken sind in einer langsam fortschreitenden Geschichte eingebettet, die mir auch sehr gut gefallen hat. An den Satz "Who is John Galt" werde ich mich wohl immer erinnern.
Description
Opening with the enigmatic question 'Who is John Galt?', Atlas Shrugged envisions a world where the 'men of talent' - the great innovators, producers and creators - have mysteriously disappeared. With the US economy now faltering, businesswoman Dagny Taggart is struggling to get the transcontinental railroad up and running. For her John Galt is the enemy, but as she will learn, nothing in this situation is quite as it seems. Hugely influential and grand in scope, this story of a man who stopped the motor of the world expounds Rand's controversial philosophy of Objectivism, which champions competition, creativity and human greatness.
Ayn Rand (1905-82), born Alisa Rosenbaum in St. Petersburg, Russia, emigrated to America with her family in January 1926, never to return to her native land. Her novel The Fountainhead was published in 1943 and eventually became a bestseller. Still occasionally working as a screenwriter, Rand moved to New York City in 1951 and published Atlas Shrugged in 1957. Her novels espoused what came to be called Objectivism, a philosophy that champions capitalism and the pre-eminence of the individual.
If you enjoyed Atlas Shrugged, you might like Rand's The Fountainhead, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.
'A writer of great power ... she writes brilliantly, beautifully, bitterly'
The New York Times
'Atlas Shrugged ... is a celebration of life and happiness'
Alan Greenspan
Book Information
Posts
Ein sehr langes, aber wunderbares Buch. Ein Plädoyer für die freie Marktwirtschaft, dass aufzeigt, was passieren kann, wenn der Staat zu stark eingreift. Ich weiß nicht, ob ich mit der Philosophie von Ayan Rand vollkommen übereinstimme. Soweit ich es verstanden habe, ist sie gegen irgendeine Intervention der Regierung in die Wirtschaft, also gegen ein Sozialstaat. Es wird aber immer Menschen geben, die wirklich Hilfe benötigen. Soll man sie einfach verhungern lassen?... Der Mittelweg ist schwierig, weil es auch immer Menschen geben wird, die eine staatliche soziale Hilfe ausnutzen werden. Diese ganzen philosophischen Gedanken sind in einer langsam fortschreitenden Geschichte eingebettet, die mir auch sehr gut gefallen hat. An den Satz "Who is John Galt" werde ich mich wohl immer erinnern.