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The Book of Ayn : A Novel by Lexi Freiman is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Book of Ayn : A Novel about?

An original & hilarious satire of both our political culture & those who rage against it, The Book of Ayn follows a writer from New York to Los Angeles to Lesbos as she searches for artistic & spiritual fulfillment in radical selfishness, altruism, & ego-death After writing a satirical novel that The New York Times calls classist, Anna is shunned by the literary establishment and, in her hurt, radicalized by the philosophy of Ayn Rand. Determined to follow Rand’s theory of rational selfishness, Anna alienates herself from the scene & eventually her friends & family. Finally, in true Randian style, she abandons everyone for the boundless horizons of Los Angeles, hoping to make a TV show about her beloved muse.Things look better in Hollywood—until the money starts running out, & with it Anna’s faith in the virtue of selfishness. When a death in the family sends her running back to New York & then spiraling at her mother’s house, Anna is offered a different kind of opportunity. A chance to kill the ego causing her pain at a mysterious commune on the island of Lesbos. The second half of Anna’s odyssey finds her exploring a very different kind of freedom – communal love, communal toilet

Who reads The Book of Ayn : A Novel?

Author

Lexi Freiman

Publisher

Catapult

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9781646221936

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Humour