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    • Atlas Shrugged is a 1957 novel by Ayn Rand. It is her longest novel, the fourth and final one published during her lifetime, and the one she considered her magnum opus in the realm of fiction writing. She described the theme of Atlas Shrugged as "the role of man's mind in existence" and it includes elements of science fiction, mystery and romance. The book e… See more

    Synopsis

    Atlas Shrugged is set in a dystopian United States at an unspecified time, in which the country has a "National Legislature" … See more

    History

    Rand's stated goal for writing the novel was "to show how desperately the world needs prime movers and how viciously it treats them" and to portray "what happens to the world without them". The core idea for the book came t… See more

    Originally publishedOctober 10, 1957
    AuthorAyn Rand
    GenreFiction · Classics · Philosophy · Politics · Literature · Science Fiction · Novels · Dystopia · Economics
    CharactersPrometheus (mythology) · Atlas · Dagny Taggart · John Galt · Hank Rearden · Francisco d'Anconia · James Taggart

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    Themes

    The story of Atlas Shrugged dramatically expresses Rand's ethical egoism, her advocacy of "rational selfishness", whereby all of the principal virtues and vices are applications of the role of reason as man's basic tool o… See more

    Genre

    The novel includes elements of mystery, romance, and science fiction. Rand referred to Atlas Shrugged as a mystery novel, "not about the murder of man's body, but about the murder—and rebirth—of man's spirit". Nonetheless… See more

    Reception

    Atlas Shrugged debuted at number 13 on The New York Times Best Seller list three days after its publication. It peaked at number 3 on December 8, 1957, and was on the list for 22 consecutive weeks. By 1984, its sales ha… See more

    Adaptations

    A film adaptation of Atlas Shrugged was in "development hell" for nearly 40 years. In 1972, Albert S. Ruddy approached Rand to produce a cinematic adaptation. Rand insisted on having final script approval, which Rudd… See more

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