The fountainhead
By: Ayn Rand ; with a special introduction by the author ; with an afterword by Leonard Peikoff
Edition: Centennial ed.
Publisher: Signet
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 704
ISBN-13: 9780780756908
Subjects: Architects; Fiction; Man-woman relationships; Individualism; Psychological fiction; Didactic fiction
Description: Here is the story of an intransigent young architect, Howard Roark, of his violent battle against a mindless status quo, and of his explosive love affair with a beautiful woman who worships him yet struggles to defeat him. In order to build his kind of buildings according to his own standards, Roark must fight against every variant of human corruption.
Notes: In back of book: Reader's guide to the writings and philosophy of Ayn Rand.