About the Author - Ayn Rand
- Born on February 2, 1905 in St. Petersburg (Petrograd), Russia
- Self-taught writer at age 6
- Disagreed with the widely accepted concepts of Mysticism and Collectivism
- Graduated from the University of Petrograd in 1924
- Permanently "visited" her relatives living in Chicago and tried for a career in screenwriting
- Wife of Frank O' Connor
- Introduced the self-centered idea of Objectivism
Some Novels by Ayn Rand
- We the Living in 1936
- Anthem in 1938
- The Fountainhead in 1943
- Atlas Shrugged in 1957