Ayn Rand: ANTHEM Audiobook Libro.fm

This Novella by Ayn Rand was first published in England in 1938 It takes place at some unspecified future date when mankind has entered another dark age characterized by irrationality collectivism and 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 use of the word I is punishable by death Rand as a teenager living in Soviet Russia initially conceived Anthem as a play This is a novel upholding Rands central principles of her philosophy and of her heroes reason values volition individualism