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Ayn Rand was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is best known for her two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, which popularized her philosophy of Objectivism. Rand was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1905, and died in New York City in 1982.Here are some additional details about her life and work:
* Rand was born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum to a Jewish family in St. Petersburg, Russia.
* She fled Russia during the Russian Revolution and immigrated to the United States in 1926.
* She worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s.
* Her first novel, The Fountainhead, was published in 1943.
* Her second novel, Atlas Shrugged, was published in 1957.
* Rand's philosophy of Objectivism is based on the belief in individual rights, reason, and self-interest.
* Objectivism has been influential in libertarian and conservative circles.
* Rand's work has been controversial, and she has been criticized for her views on gender, race, and religion.
Despite the controversy, Rand remains a popular figure among libertarians and conservatives. Her work has been translated into dozens of languages, and her novels have sold millions of copies worldwide.
My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end. It is its own goal. It is its own purpose.
He is free to evade reality, he is free to unfocus his mind and stumble blindly down any road he pleases, but not free to avoid the abyss he refuses to see.
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