By: Ayn RAND (1905 - 1982)
Anthem is a dystopic science fiction
story taking place at some unspecified future date. Mankind has entered
another dark age as a result of what Rand saw as the weaknesses of
socialistic thinking and economics. Technological advancement is now
carefully planned (when it is allowed to occur, if at all) and the
concept of individuality has been eliminated (for example, the word "I"
has disappeared from the language). As is common in her work, Rand draws
a clear distinction between the "socialist/communal" values of equality
and brotherhood and the "productive/capitalist" values of achievement
and individuality. The story also parallels Stalinist Russia, which was
currently going on at the time as the story was published. (Summary from
Wikipedia)
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Language: English
Running Time: 2:11:57
file size: 61.9MB
Catalog date: 2007-04-30
Read by: Chere Theriot
Book Coordinator: Chere Theriot
Meta Coordinator: Betsie Bush
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