Atlas Shrugged
| Title | Atlas Shrugged |
| Year for Search | 1957 |
| Authors | Rand, Ayn [pseud.] |
| Tertiary Authors | [Rosenbaum], [Alisa Zinovyevna](1905-1982) |
| Date Published | 1957 |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Place Published | New York |
| Keywords | Female author, Russian author, US author |
| Annotation | The novel begins in an authoritarian dystopia in which most of the world is composed of collectivist "People's States". Over the course of the novel the U.S. is transformed into an individualistic, capitalist eutopia. The recurrent positive symbol throughout the book is the dollar sign. See also 1938 Rand. |
| Additional Publishers | Rpt. New York: New American Library, 1959. 35th anniversary ed. New York: Dutton, 1992. Rpt. New York: Plume, 2005. This is labeled "The Centennial Edition" on the cover and the copyright page, but it is simply a reprint of the 1992 edition. Given name of Alisa Rosenbaum was never used. A three-part film was announced. Part I was released in 2011 directed by Paul Johansson (b. 1964) a screenplay by John Aglialoro and Bryan Patrick O'Toole. Part II was released in 2012 directed by John Putch (b. 1961) with a screenplay by Duke Sandefur, Bryan Patrick O'Toole, and Duncan Scott. |
| Pseudonym | Ayn Rand [pseud.] |
| Holding Institutions | MH, PSt |
| Author Note | The female author (1905-82) was born in Russia and immigrated to the U.S. in 1926. Her given name of Alisa Rosenbaum was never used. |
| Full Text | 1957 [Rosenbaum, Alisa] (1905-82). Atlas Shrugged. New York: Random House. By Ayn Rand [pseud.]. Rpt. New York: New American Library, 1959. 35th anniversary ed. New York: Dutton, 1992. Rpt. New York: Plume, 2005. This is labeled “The Centennial Edition” on the cover and the copyright page, but it is simply a reprint of the 1992 edition. A three part film was announced. Part I was released in 2011 directed by Paul Johansson (b. 1964) a screenplay by John Aglialoro and Bryan Patrick O’Toole. Part II was released in 2012 directed by John Putch (b. 1961) with a screenplay by Duke Sandefur, Bryan Patrick O’Toole, and Duncan Scott. MH, PSt The novel begins in an authoritarian dystopia in which most of the world is composed of collectivist “People’s States”. Over the course of the novel the U.S. is transformed into an individualistic, capitalist eutopia. The recurrent positive symbol throughout the book is the dollar sign. See also 1938 Rand. The female author was born in Russia and immigrated to the U.S. in 1926. Her given name of Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum was never used. |
