World of Atlas Shrugged
The Essential Companion to Ayn Rand's Masterpiece
Ayn Rand
Edited by the Objectivist Center
Narrated by Edward Herrman and Lynn Redgrave
My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute.—Ayn Rand, appendix to Atlas Shrugged
Most novels do not remain in our cultural memory for long. Such is not the case with Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. Originally published in 1957, the book has become more widely read and influential with each passing year. It has, in fact, become a kind of bible for many of the most successful individuals in the world today, thanks to its brilliant dramatization of Rand's Objectivist philosophy and its celebration of self-reliance, integrity, rationality, and productive effort.
Like any seminal text, however, Atlas Shrugged can be intimidating. Even those who have read and re-read it may feel they have not fully appreciated its vision of life. For the neophyte and the longtime admirer alike, The World of Atlas Shrugged provides essential context, brilliant commentary, and authoritative insight into the novel's literary purpose and structure. Above all, it makes it possible to experience the unique exhilaration that comes from truly understanding a great work of literature in all its complexity and intellectual splendor.
Approximately 1½ hours on 2 CDs
978-1-56511-471-5 (CD)
Ayn Rand is the author of four novels, Anthem, We the Living, The Fountainhead, and Atlas Shrugged, and numerous non-fiction essays on philosophy, ethics, politics, art, and literature. Her philosophy, Objectivism, has gained a worldwide audience of adherents and admirers.
The Objectivist Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing Ayn Rand's Objectivist ideas and ideals and creating an open community of people who share those ideals.
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