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A reader posted a review at for The Fountainhead.
(Language: English)
 
The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Ayn Rand. It was Rand's first major literary success and its royalties and movie rights brought her fame and financial security. The book's title is a reference to Rand's statement that "man's ego is the fountainhead of human progress".The Fountainhead examines the life of an individualistic 22 year old architect, Howard Roark, who chooses to struggle in obscurity rather than compromise his artistic and personal vision by pandering to the prevailing taste in building design. Howard Roark is a singular force that stands up against the establishment, and in his own unique way, prevails.
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A reader posted a review at for Anthem.
(Language: English)
Anthem is a dystopian, science-fiction novella by philosopher Ayn Rand, first published in 1938. It takes place at some unspecified future date when mankind has entered another dark age as a result of what Rand saw as the evils of irrationality and collectivism and the weaknesses of socialistic thinking and economics. Technological advancement is now carefully planned (when it is allowed to occur at all) and the concept of individuality has been eliminated (for example, the word "I" has disappeared from the language). As is common in her work, Rand draws a clear distinction between the "socialist/communal" values of equality and brotherhood and the "productive/capitalist" values of achievement and individuality.Many of the novella's core themes, such as the struggle between individualism and collectivism, are echoed in Rand's later books, such as The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.
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A reader posted a review at for Mother.
(Language: English)
Can be considered as one of the classics of the world literature, and magnum opus of the literary gaint of Russia Maxim Gorky "The Mother" shows how common soviet proletariat inspired and participated in the war against the autocratic czar and the capitalists of the country which eventually ended with the great October Revolution. Pelageya Nelovna - wife of a petty factory worker Vlassov stays away from social consciousness and revolutionery movements because of the burden of her life itself. She is a representative of hundreds and thousands of workers who can only think about their work and hard ways of relaxation out of it. The change she shows with her son Pavel Vlassov who takes a different direction when compared to other people living in the workers townships and moves in the path of revolution and eventually becoming a complete part of the revolution itself inspired thousands of soviet workers lived under the capatilist society of the then soviet union. The moral charecter and support Gorky extended for the revolution was manifested in "The Mother". She became representative mother country calling and supporting her children fighting for their rights. Running under the backdrop of workers township where men work till their bodies are completely tired, drink and beatup their wives and children to sublimate their frustration - mother represent the life of working class people in soviet union of later half of 19th century and early stages of 20th century. Away from political movements and social portrayal "The Mother" is also an excellant lyrical beauty. The events created and the detailed explanation of the backdrop in which the events occur represents creative and poetic story telling capabilities of Gorky. This is not a book to pass your time. If you like to read serious literature, if you want to read how to portray the social history in a contemporary literary work -this should be the first to read.
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A reader posted a review at for The Kite Runner.
(Language: English)
The Kite Runner tells the story of Amir, a boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul, who is haunted by the guilt of betraying his childhood friend Hassan, the son of his father's Hazara servant. The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events, from the fall of the monarchy in Afghanistan through the Soviet invasion, the mass exodus of refugees to Pakistan and the United States, and the Taliban regime.
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