Author

Books by Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand was born Alissa Zinovievna Rosenbaum in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1905 and emigrated to the United States in 1926, fleeing the Soviet regime. She worked in Hollywood before publishing her first major novel, The Fountainhead, in 1943, and Atlas Shrugged in 1957. Atlas Shrugged was her final novel; she spent the remaining decades of her life writing nonfiction and developing Objectivism. She died in 1982. Her work has sold tens of millions of copies and remains highly influential in libertarian political philosophy, entrepreneurial culture, and popular discussions of capitalism and individualism.