Ayn Rand

Povest "Gimn" Ajn Rend - sotsialno-politicheskaja antiutopija. Eto kritika totalitarnogo obschestva, podavljajuschego tvorchestvo i chelovecheskie chuvstva. V etom varvarskom obschestve ni u kogo net lichnykh imen: est "my", no net "ja", nikto ne vprave dumat, sozidat i vybirat svoj zhiznennyj put. Glavnyj geroj otkryvaet elektrichestvo i predlagaet ispolzovat sily prirody vo blago chelovechestva. No ljudi, privykshie zhit v pervobytnom strakhe, ne verjat v silu razuma. Geroju predstoit postroit svoj mir, osoznat sebja individualnostju i nauchitsja govorit "Ja". Rekomenduem!

Anthem is a dystopian fiction novella by Ayn Rand, written in 1937 and first published in 1938 in the United Kingdom. The story takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age. Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated. A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research. When his activity is discovered, he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves. Together they plan to establish a new society based on rediscovered individualism.

Anthem is Ayn Rand's "hymn to man's ego." It is the story of one man's rebellion against a totalitarian, collectivist society. Equality 7-2521 is a young man who yearns to understand "the Science of Things." But he lives in a bleak, dystopian future where independent thought is a crime and where science and technology have regressed to primitive levels. All expressions of individualism have been suppressed in the world of Anthem; personal possessions are nonexistent, individual preferences are condemned as sinful and romantic love is forbidden. Obedience to the collective is so deeply ingrained that the very word "I" has been erased from the language. In pursuit of his quest for knowledge, Equality 7-2521 struggles to answer the questions that burn within him - questions that ultimately lead him to uncover the mystery behind his society's downfall and to find the key to a future of freedom and progress.

Anthem is a dystopian fiction novella by Ayn Rand, written in 1937 and first published in 1938 in the United Kingdom. The story takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age. Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated. A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research. When his activity is discovered, he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves. Together they plan to establish a new society based on rediscovered individualism. Rand originally conceived of the story as a play, then decided to write for magazine publication. At her agent's suggestion, she submitted it to book publishers. The novella was first published by Cassell in England. It was published in the United States only after Rand's next novel, The Fountainhead, became a best seller. Rand revised the text for the US edition, which was published in 1946.

Ayn Rand's classic bestseller, Anthem, is the unforgettable tale of a nightmarish totalitarian future-and the ultimate triumph of the individual spirit. First published in 1938, and often compared with Orwell's 1984 and Huxley's Brave New World, this beautifully written story has introduced millions to Rand's provocative worldview.

Tsitata "Kazhdyj, komu bolshe 30 let segodnja, dolzhen voznesti molchalivuju blagodarnost blizhajshej, samoj mrachnoj i koptjaschej zavodskoj trube, kotoruju uvidit". Ajn Rend O chem kniga Kogo vypuskaet sovremennaja srednjaja i vysshaja shkola - nezavisimykh, tvorcheskikh, silnykh professionalov ili slabykh, bezlikikh nevrotikov-nevezhd? Chto takoe multikulturnost: popytka sdelat mir bolee spravedlivym, raznoobraznym i jarkim ili ustupka dikosti netsivilizovannykh narodov i shag nazad na puti k progressu? Chego na samom dele dobivajutsja zelenye dvizhenija, maskiruja pod lozungami o zaschite prirody zhelanie vnov zagnat cheloveka v prokrustovo lozhe strakha i bespomoschnosti? Pochemu kniga dostojna prochtenija V nej predstavlen nezavisimyj, chasto iduschij vrazrez s mejnstrimom, vzgljad kultovoj pisatelnitsy XX veka na ostrye problemy sovremennosti. Kniga sposobna ne tolko rasshirit mirovozzrenie, no i izmenit ego. Mysli, vyskazannye v knige, pobuzhdajut k...

It is a sin to write this. It is a sin to think words no others think and to put them down upon a paper no others are to see. It is base and evil. It is as if we were speaking alone to no ears but our own. And we know well that there is no transgression blacker than to do or think alone. We have broken the laws. The laws say that men may not write unless the Council of Vocations bid them so. May we be forgiven But this is not the only sin upon us. We have committed a greater crime, and for this crime there is no name. What punishment awaits us if it be discovered we know not, for no such crime has come in the memory of men and there are no laws to provide for it.

Full text. This stupendous (prophetic?) dystopian novella, written by Ayn Rand in 1937, examines a frightening future in which individuals have no name, no independence, and no values. Equality 7-2521 lives in the dark ages of the future where all decisions are made by committee, all people live in collectives, and all traces of individualism have been wiped out. Despite such a restrictive environment, the spark of individual thought and freedom still burns in him--a passion which he has been taught to call sinful. In a purely egalitarian world, Equality 7-2521 dares to stand apart from the herd--to think and choose for himself, to discover electricity, and to love the woman of his choice. Now he has been marked for death for committing the ultimate sin. In a world where the great "we" reign supreme, he has rediscovered the lost and holy word--"I." Quote: "What is my joy if all hands, even the unclean, can reach into it? What is my wisdom, if even the fools can dictate to me? What is my freedom, if all creatures, even the botched and impotent, are my masters? What is my life, if I am but to bow, to agree and to obey? But I am done with this creed of corruption. I am done with the monster of We, the word of serfdom, of plunder, of misery, falsehood and shame."

Dystopian Science Fiction It is a sin to write this. It is a sin to think words no others think and to put them down upon a paper no others are to see. It is base and evil. It is as if we were speaking alone to no ears but our own. And we know well that there is no transgression blacker than to do or think alone. We have broken the laws. The laws say that men may not write unless the Council of Vocations bid them so. May we be forgiven! But this is not the only sin upon us. We have committed a greater crime, and for this crime there is no name. What punishment awaits us if it be discovered we know not, for no such crime has come in the memory of men and there are no laws to provide for it. It is dark here. The flame of the candle stands still in the air. Nothing moves in this tunnel save our hand on the paper. We are alone here under the earth. It is a fearful word, alone. The laws say that none among men may be alone, ever and at any time, for this is the great transgression and...

Roman "Dzherelo" Ajn Rend - svitovij bestseler, vpershe opublikovanij u 1943 rotsi v SSHA. Na sogodni tsja knizhka vvazhajetsja odnim iz najvidomishikh tvoriv amerikanskoji literaturi. Za romanom 1949-go roku buv znjatij odnojmennij film, stsenarij do jakogo napisala sama Rend, a golovnu rol zigrav Gari Kuper. Tematika knigi Khudozhnja literatura, arkhitektura, individualizm, politika, svitogljadna literatura, psikhologija tvorchosti, biznes. Pro knigu Ujavit, scho vi narodilisja u pershij polovini KHKh stolittja v SSHA i raptom vijavili, scho ljudi, majuchi radio, gazeti, korabli ta litaki, dosi zhivut u budinkakh, zvedenikh u gretskomu stili. Voni ne sprijmajut nichogo, krim frontoniv, khimernikh statuetok, karniziv ta kolon... Vidmovljajutsja bachiti progres. Same v takij situatsiji opinjajetsja golovnij geroj romanu - talanovitij arkhitektor Govard Rork. Vin navit ne namagajetsja vidkriti otochennju ochi na absurdnist situatsiji, a prosto vikonuje svoju robotu. Takikh jak vin - tikh, khto maje vlasnu dumku - suspilstvo kliche egojistami, vvazhaje "khvorimi" i nepravilnimi. Pered nim zachinjajut dveri i vsiljako namagajutsja vishtovkhnuti podali vid epitsentru arkhitekturnogo zhittja. Scho zh vchinit geroj ta chi spravdi buti egojistom pogano? Dlja kogo kniga Dlja jaknajshirshogo kola chitachiv, usikh, khto ne bojitsja jti proti techiji, lamati stereotipi ta stvorjuvati schos nove. Chomu tsja kniga Roman "Dzherelo" - daleko ne lishe pro arkhitekturu. Vsesvitnovidoma pismennitsja majsterno pishe pro te, u chomu rozumijetsja najkrasche - pro borotbu z povsjakdennistju, stereotipami, ta uminnja vidstojuvati vlasnu dumku. Tsja kniga nadikhne vas do borotbi za vlasni ideji ta prava. Pro avtora Ajn Rend - amerikanska pismennitsja, stsenaristka, avtorka svitovogo bestselera "Atlant rozpraviv plechi". Vvazhajetsja tvortsem filosofskoji sistemi "ob'jektivizmu". Narodilasja v Sankt-Peterburzi u jevrejskij rodini, jaka pislja revoljutsiji 1917 roku perejikhala do Krimu. Svoji pershi stsenariji Rend pochala pisati u visim rokiv, prigodnitsku prozu - v desjat. 1926-go avtorka emigruvala do Ameriki, de pratsjuvala pomichnitseju rezhisera v Golivudi. Piznishe perejikhala do Nju-Jorka, schob tsilkom prisvjatiti sebe filosofiji ta literaturnij tvorchosti. PerekladachOlena Zamojska

INCLUDES THE NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED NOVEL In print for the first time ever, author and philosopher Ayn Rand's novel Ideal. Originally conceived as a novel but then transformed into a play by Ayn Rand, Ideal is the story of beautiful but tormented actress Kay Gonda. Accused of murder, she is on the run, and she turns for help to six fans who have written letters to her, each telling her that she represents their ideal--a respectable family man, a far-left activist, a cynical artist, an evangelist, a playboy, and a lost soul. Each reacts to her plight in his own way, their reactions a glimpse into their secret selves and their true values. In the end their responses to her pleas give Kay the answers she has been seeking. Ideal was written in 1934 as a novel, but Ayn Rand thought the theme of the piece would be better realized as a play and put the novel aside. Now, both versions of Ideal are available for the first time ever to the millions of Ayn Rand fans around the world, giving them a unique opportunity to explore the creative process of Rand as she wrote first a book, then a play, and the differences between the two. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY LEONARD PEIKOFF