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. Rand’s protagonist, Equality 7-2521, describes a surreal world of faceless, nameless drones who “exist through, by and for our brothers who are the State. Amen.” Alone, this daring young man defies the will of the ruling councils and di.
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