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Američka književnost • Filozofski roman

Veličanstveni izvor

Ayn Rand

Veličanstveni izvor je roman Ayn Rand koji se bavi temama individualizma, kreativnosti i borbe protiv konformizma. Glavni lik, arhitekt Howard Roark, predstavlja ideal individualista koji se bori za svoja načela i ne pristaje na kompromis.

Roark se suočava s mnogim izazovima, uključujući otpor društva, tradicionalne norme i rivalstvo s kolegama, poput Petera Keatinga, koji simbolizira konformizam i mediokritet. Kroz likove poput Dominique Francon, koja se zaljubljuje u Roarka, i Ellsworth Tooheyja, manipulatora koji teži kontroliranju javnog mnijenja, Rand istražuje konflikte između individualne slobode i društvene norme.

Knjiga naglašava važnost stvaralačkog duha i pravih vrednosti, te kritikuje kolektivizam. Kroz Roarkovu borbu, Rand promiče filozofiju objektivizma, koja slavi racionalnost, samostalnost i etiku sebičnosti.

Roman je utjecajan i kontroverzan, često izazivajući rasprave o moralnosti i filozofiji koja se u njemu zastupa.

Original title

The Fountainhead

Translation

Nada Paliković

Graphics design

Vesna Veselić

Dimensions

23 x 15 cm

The book consists of 4 volumes.

Pages total

712

Publisher

EPH media d. o. o., Zagreb, 2010.

Latin alphabet. Paperback.

Language: Croatian.

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