Ayn Rand
1905 - 1982
General Information
Bio
(1905-1982) Russian-American novelist. Ayn Rand lived in Manhattan, New York. She came to the United States in 1926 from Leningrad and worked for many years as a screenwriter. Her novels are romantic and dramatic, and they espouse a philosophy of rational self-interest that opposes the altruistic tendencies of the modern welfare state. In 1999 the United States Postal Service issued its sixteenth stamp in the Literary Arts series in honor of Ayn Rand.
Full Name
Ayn Rand
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
1905
BIRTH
Alissa Zinovievna Rosenbaum was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1905.
1934
LITWORK
The Night of January 16th
Play.
Play.
1934
LITWORK
The Night of January 16th
Play.
Play.
1936
LITWORK
We the Living
Novel.
Novel.
1943
LITWORK
The Fountainhead
Novel.
Novel.
1951
RESIDENCE
Rand moved to New York City in 1951 and lived in Manhattan, New York.
1957
LITWORK
Atlas Shrugged
Novel.
Novel.
1961
LITWORK
For the New Intellectual
Nonfiction in which Rand summarizes her philosophy, which she called "objectivism."
Nonfiction in which Rand summarizes her philosophy, which she called "objectivism."
1964
LITWORK
The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism
Nonfiction.
Nonfiction.
1966
LITWORK
Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal
Nonfiction.
Nonfiction.
1969
LITWORK
The Romantic Manifesto: A Philosophy of Literature
Nonfiction.
Nonfiction.
1971
LITWORK
The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution
Nonfiction.
Nonfiction.
1982
DEATH
Ayn Rand died in New York, New York in 1982.
1982
LITWORK
Philosophy: Who Needs It
Nonfiction.
Nonfiction.
1982
INTERMENT
Ayn Rand was interred at Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York.
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