Apparently, Atlas Shrugged, the book that one was living by several years ago (I know, so embarrassing...), was first published this day fifty years ago:
...the book attracted a coterie of fans, some of them top corporate executives, who dared not speak of its impact except in private. When they read the book, often as college students, they now say, it gave form and substance to their inchoate thoughts, showing there is no conflict between private ambition and public benefit.
It is often the case that Ayn Rand really converts one at age 17 or 18 turning one into the perfectly egoistic cynic with a totally warped idea of one's exclusivity. Some, thankfully, snap out of the spell in a few years. For the rest, the power of individualism and the attendant vainglory remain lifelong illusions.
It appears that Ayn Rand might be the most influential female writer of the last fifty years {Shudder}
You know, sometimes it is such luck that you don't meet a Howard Roark when you think he's God.
And I remember someone promising to write about this ages back ;-)
I know, I know, you can't do it now. Never mind :-)
Posted by
Krithiga |
10:45 PM, October 12, 2007
Oh and "attendant vainglory" is a *really* strong term, you know.
Posted by
Krithiga |
10:49 PM, October 12, 2007
Yeah Kay, I can't write that promised post anymore. Unless spewing sarcasm will suit your reading pleasure.
C'mon, did 'attendant vainglory' make a personal dent? ;) In which case you will have to write a guest post and put me in my place you know!
Posted by
Echo/Lavanya |
10:30 AM, October 14, 2007
Oh, no it was nothing personal. (I remember presenting my views of Atlas, Rand, Shrug etc ages back) Just that it was a little too strong, in context.
Guest post?!?! *Pulls out Invisibility Cloak*
Posted by
Krithiga |
8:15 PM, October 16, 2007
haven't read rand ...
not keen on reading either ...
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nice to see a dance for a different beat
It gives me hope .. that alls not bad with the world
Posted by
sameriver |
6:11 PM, November 01, 2007