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Anthem by Rand, Ayn; Peikoff, Leonard is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Anthem about?

Anthem is Ayn Rand’s classic tale of a dystopian future of the great “We”—a world that deprives individuals of a name or independence—that anticipates her later masterpieces,  The Fountainhead  and  Atlas Shrugged . They existed only to serve the state. They were conceived in controlled Palaces of Mating. They died in the Home of the Useless. From cradle to grave, the crowd was one—the great WE. In all that was left of humanity there was only one man who dared to think, seek, and love. He lived in the dark ages of the future. In a loveless world, he dared to love the woman of his choice. In an age that had lost all trace of science and civilization, he had the courage to seek and find knowledge. But these were not the crimes for which he would be hunted. He was marked for death because he had committed the unpardonable sin: He had stood forth from the mindless human herd. He was a man alone. He had rediscovered the lost and holy word—I. “I worship  individuals  for their highest possibilities as individuals, and I loathe humanity, for its failure to live up to these possibilities.”—Ayn Rand

Who reads Anthem?

It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Rand, Ayn; Peikoff, Leonard
Publisher
Penguin USA, Inc.
Published
2011
Language
EN
ISBN
9781101136614
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Literary Fiction
Rating
3.62 / 5 (59 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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