Atlas Shrugged. In 3 books. 13th edition. Rand A.

Ain Rand (1905-1982) is our former compatriot, who became the largest American writer. The author of the four novels-Bestsellers and numerous articles. The creator of the philosophical concept, which is based on the principle of free will, the dominance of rationality and the “morality of reasonable egoism.”

of its book reads the whole world. In the United States, she gained immense popularity, her novels are reprinted from year to year and, in the aggregate of circulations, compete with the Bible. It is not difficult to explain the worldwide recognition of Ain Rand: an exceptional gift of foresight in a variety of areas - politics, business, economics, social relations - in combination with artistic giftedness brought her the glory of a great writer and an insightful thinker. “Atlant straightened his shoulders”, the most significant work of her life, she wrote 12 years. In the first part, readers get acquainted with the main characters, brilliant entrepreneurs who are opposed by their antipodes - mediocre government officials. The narrative begins with the question "Who is John Golt?" - And to this question the heroes of the novel and its readers will look for the answer.

The second part of the novel “Atlant straightened his shoulders” is a social forecast. ” In a situation where the government sets a course for “equal opportunities”, considering it fair to make the worthless and unwittingly the losers at the expense of talented and wealthy, everyone is losing. The ban on the development of production and lobbying of the interests of “necessary” people destroy society. The dynamics of the narrative is set by the complex interweaving of the fate of the heroes, love conflicts and a mystery who John Golt is.

The third part of the novel “Atlant straightened his shoulders” debunks the errors of dreamy fighters for equality and brotherhood. State officials who hypocritically calling citizens to self -sacrifice, but limiting the freedom of entrepreneurship, lead the country to economic collapse. The plot is intertwined from financial and political intrigues, and at the same time the anthem of new ethics sounds: the capitalist system of values ​​is not only socially justified, but also moral. The hero of the New World, the brilliant inventor John Golt proclaims the principle of “morality of rational egoism” in one phrase: “I will never live for the sake of another person and will never ask another person to live for me.”