Title:
Anthem
Genre:
Fiction
Politics
Philosophy
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Subgenre:
Ayn Rand
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1st
Narrative:
First Person
Type of Book:
Fiction
Number of Pages:
123
Number of Chapters:
12
Date Added:
2018-06-26 16:48:49
Synopsis:
Anthem is written as the diary of Equality 7-2521, a young man living in a future in which people have lost all knowledge of individualism, to the point of not even knowing words like ’I’ or ’mine.’ Everyone lives and works in collective groups, with all aspects of daily life dictated by councils -- the Council of Vocations, the Council of Scholars, etc. When he is assigned to a menial job cleaning the streets, Equality 7-2521 rebels against collectivism by conducting secret scientific research, which eventually leads him to re-create electric light. When he presents his discovery to the Council of Scholars, they condemn him for daring to act as an individual and threaten to destroy his creation. He flees into the Uncharted Forest. He is joined there by his love, a girl called Liberty 5-3000. They come across an ancient house, a relic of the Unmentionable Times before collectivism. There they rediscover the lost language of the self. They rename themselves Prometheus and Gaea (after the ancient Greek myths), and Prometheus vows to use his new knowledge to build a society based on individual freedom.
Fair paperback. Chip front dj corner. Edgewear.
Fair paperback. Chip front dj corner. Edgewear.
Author:
Ayn Rand
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Publisher:
A Signet Book
Place of Printing:
Canada
Publication Date:
1961-09-01
Publication Year:
1961
Copyright Year:
1961
Number of Copies:
1
Language:
English
Publisher Location:
New York City
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$3.59
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-02-16
Date Added:
2018-06-26 16:48:49
