About Ayn Rand’s Writings
- Where can I read about Ayn Rand’s view on . . .?
- Can I purchase recordings of lectures by Ayn Rand and other ARI speakers?
- How can I find out more about Ayn Rand’s intellectual and artistic development?
- I would like to perform Miss Rand’s play Night of January 16th. To whom should I write?
- Where do I send a request for permission to reprint an article or essay by Miss Rand?
- Where can I find foreign editions of Miss Rand’s books?
- Is Howard Roark based on Frank Lloyd Wright?
- In Atlas Shrugged a number of major events occur on September 2. What significance, if any, did this date have in Miss Rand’s life?
- Have any of Miss Rand’s novels been made into movies?
- I’m a teacher. May I reproduce one of Ayn Rand’s essays for my class?
About Ayn Rand’s Writings
Where can I read about Ayn Rand’s view on . . .?
Please consult The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z, edited by Harry Binswanger. Now available both in print and on the Web, this book is a mini-encyclopedia of Objectivism, containing the key passages from the writings of Ayn Rand and her associates on 400 topics in philosophy and related fields. From the editor’s preface: “Material by authors other than Miss Rand is included only if she had given it explicit public endorsement—as with Leonard Peikoff’s book The Ominous Parallels and his lecture course ‘The Philosophy of Objectivism’ or if it was originally published under her editorship in The Objectivist Newsletter, The Objectivist or The Ayn Rand Letter. I have also made use of four Objectivist Forum articles that Miss Rand read and approved.”
For key passages of dialog as well as all of the speeches from Miss Rand’s novels, see For the New Intellectual.
Can I purchase recordings of lectures by Ayn Rand and other ARI speakers?
Recorded lectures may be ordered online from the Ayn Rand Institute eStore.
How can I find out more about Ayn Rand’s intellectual and artistic development?
The best source is Miss Rand herself: read Journals of Ayn Rand and Letters of Ayn Rand. The Early Ayn Rand is a collection of stories and plays written by Ayn Rand in the 1920s and 1930s, and includes passages cut from The Fountainhead. See also The Art of Fiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers.
I would like to perform Miss Rand’s play Night of January 16th. To whom should I write?
For professional production rights requests, contact: Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Ten Astor Place
New York, NY 10003
For amateur production rights requests, contact: Random House
Permissions Department
3rd Floor
1745 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
Mail your request, or fax to 212-572-6066.
Also note that the only version that Ayn Rand wanted performed is the one that is in the paperback book of Night of January 16th, published by Plume. Due to many mix-ups, this is likely not the version you will get if you use standard means for obtaining plays.
Where do I send a request for permission to reprint an article or essay by Miss Rand?
Send reprint requests and questions concerning rights to: Estate of Ayn Rand
c/o The Ayn Rand Institute
2121 Alton Pkwy, Suite 250
Irvine, CA, 92606
Inquiries will be forwarded to the Estate for consideration. ARI does not own the copyrights to Ayn Rand’s books.
Foreign Translations of Ayn Rand’s Works
Many translations have been published in the last 50 years. Translations
currently in print include Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese,
Marathi, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish.
The following is a list of recent foreign editions of Ayn Rand’s novels.
Some of these titles may no longer be in print. Whatever contact information
we have for a particular publisher is listed below a given title.
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Native speakers have stated that some foreign editions are not faithful
translations. We cannot independently evaluate any of the following
editions and therefore do not recommend any particular book. We are unable to offer advice on locating any of the titles listed below.
(Try searching the Internet, or contacting a specialist bookseller.)
If you know of a foreign edition not listed here, please write to us
Leonard Peikoff has requested that we post the following notice:
“Under certain circumstances, the Estate of Ayn Rand grants rights to
publish Ms. Rand’s work in foreign language editions. However, the Estate has
no power to choose the translators or to evaluate the quality of their work.
We cannot, therefore, be held responsible for poor or inaccurate translations.”
Albanian
- Revolta E Atlasit (Atlas Shrugged)
- Botime Pegi
- ISBN: 978-9928-162-15-1
Bulgarian
- Атлас Изправи Рамене (Atlas Shrugged)
- Капитализмът Непознатият Идеал (Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal)
- Изворът (The Fountainhead)
- За Новия Интелектуалец (For the New Intellectual)
- Добродетелта Егоизма (The Virtue of Selfishness)
- MaK
Chinese
- Atlas Shrugged
- The Fountainhead
- Chongqing Publishing
- Anthem
- The Virtue of Selfishness
- Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology
- Why Businessmen Need Philosophy
- Huaxia Publishing
- For the New Intellectual
- The Voice of Reason
- The Ayn Rand Column
- Shanghai Sanbui Culture & Press Ltd.
Croatian
- Velicanstveni Izvor (The Fountainhead) (4 vol.)
- Juttarnji
- ISBN: 978 953 7770 01 3
Czech
- Zdroj (The Fountainhead)
- Berlet
- ISBN: 0646398326
- Objektivismus: Filozofie Ayn Randové (Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand)
- Berlet
- ISBN: 0 957 83991 X
Danish
- Og Verden Skaevelde (Atlas Shrugged)
- Grafisk Forlag
- Vi Der Lever (We the Living)
- Host and Son
- Kun Den Staerke Er Fri (The Fountainhead)
- Host and Son
Dutch
- De kracht van Atlantis (Atlas Shrugged)
- Sitjhoff
- ISBN: 978 90 218 0776 8
- De eeuwige bron (The Fountainhead)
- Sijthoff
- ISBN: 978 90 218 0777 5
French
- La Vertu D’Egoisme (collection of essays)
- Editions Belles Lettres
- Available on French Amazon.com
- La Greve (Atlas Shrugged)
- Editions Belles Lettres
- ISBN: 9 782251 444178
- Hymne (Anthem)
- Nous Les Vivants (We the Living)
- Rive Droite
- 58 Avenue De Wagram
- 75017 Paris France
- Available on French Amazon.com
- La Source Vive (The Fountainhead)
- Librarie Plon
- Available on French Amazon.com
German
- Der Streik (Atlas Shrugged)
- Verlag Kai M. John
Greek
- We the Living
- The Fountainhead (in 2 parts)
- Oceanida
- oceanida@internet.gr
Hebrew
- Atlas Shrugged
- Kinneret Zmora-Bitan
- ISBN: 978 965 552 281 5
- The Fountainhead
- Kinneret Zmora-Bitan
- ISBN: 978 965 552 249 5
Italian
- La notte del 16 gennaio (The Night of January 16th)
- ISBN: 88-85140-81-8
- La Fonte Meravigliosa (The Fountainhead)
- Noi Vivi (We the Living)
- La Rivolta di Atlante (Atlas Shrugged) 3 vols.
- Corbaccio
- Antifona (Anthem)
- ISBN: 88-85140-58-0, Liberilibri
- Inno (Anthem)
- Alfa Editrice
- La Virtú dell’egoismo (The Virtue of Selfishness)
- Liberi Libri
- ISBN: 978 88 85140 40 0
Japanese
- Atlas Shrugged,
- ISBN: 4-8284-1149-6
- The Fountainhead
- business-sha-co.jp
- ISBN: 4-8284-1132-1
- We the Living
- ISBN: 978-4-8284-1690-8
- The Virtue of Selfishness
- Business-sha-co.jp
- ISBN: 978 4 8284 1266 9
Marathi
- Atlas Shrugged
- Diamond Publications
- ISBN: 978 81 8483 350 8
Mongolian
- Атлантын Нуруу Тэнийв (Atlas Shrugged)
- MLF
- ISBN: 978-9996258-06-0
- Эх Сурвалж (The Fountainhead)
- MLF
- ISBN: 99929-4-263-0
- Бид амьд хүмүүс (We the Living)
- Monsudar
- ISBN: 978-99962-0-540-8
Norwegian
- Kildens Utspring (The Fountainhead)
- Indfo forlag
- ISBN: 82-99328-0-9
Polish
- Atlas Zbuntowany (Atlas Shrugged)
- www.zysk.com.pl
- ISBN: 83-7150-969-3
- Źródło (The Fountainhead)
- www.merlin.pl
- Hymn (Anthem)
- Kameleon
- ISBN: 83-7150-594-9
- Powrót Człowieka Pierwotnego (The Return of the Primitive)
- www.zysk.com.pl
- ISBN: 83-7150-936-7
- Cnota Egoismu (Virtue of Selfishness)
- Officyna Liberallow
Portuguese
- A Nascente (The Fountainhead)
- Editora Landscape
- ISBN: 978-85-7775-060-3
- A Revolta de Atlas (Atlas Shrugged) 3 Vols.
- Editora Sextante
- ISBN 978-85-99296-83-7
Romanian
- IMN (Anthem)
- Editura Mirador
- Morality of Individualism (essays)
- ISBN: 5-85189-038-3
- Out of print
Russian
All the following are published by Alpina
- Гимн (Anthem)
- ISBN: 978-5-9614-1696-1
- Атлант расправил плечи (The Art of Fiction)
- ISBN: 978-5-17-076672-7
- Атлант расправил плечи (Atlas Shrugged)
- ISBN: 978-5-9614-1750-0
- Ответы. Об этике, искусстве, политике и экономике (Ayn Rand Answers)
- ISBN: 978-5-9614-1669-5
- Капитализм: Незнакомый идеал (Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal)
- ISBN: 978-5-9614-1471-4
- Источник (The Fountainhead 2 vol.)
- ISBN: 978-5-9614-1911-5
- Возвращение примитива: Антииндустриальная революция (The Return of the Primitive)
- ISBN: 978-5-9614-1480-6
- Романтический манифест (The Romantic Manifesto)
- ISBN: 978-5-9614-1556-8
- Добродетель эгоизма (The Virtue of Selfishness)
- ISBN: 978-5-9614-1749-4
- Мы живые (We the Living)
- ISBN: 978-5-9614-1752-4
Slovakian
- Atlas Pokrčil Plecami (Atlas Shrugged)
- Epos
- Part 1 ISBN: 80-88977-88-6
- Part 2 ISBN: 80-88977-89-4
- Part 3 ISBN: 80-88977-90-8
Slovenian
- Izvir (The Fountainhead)
- Moderni Klasiki
- ISBN: 9 7896 12 317140
Spanish
- La Rebelion de Atlas (Atlas Shrugged)
- El Manantial (The Fountainhead)
- Himno (Anthem)
- Introduccion a la Epistemología Objectivista (Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology)
- Los Que Vivimos (We the Living)
- La Virtud del Egoismo (The Virtue of Selfishness)
- Filosofía: Quién la Necesita (Philosophy: Who Needs It)
- Capitalismo: El Ideal Desconocido (Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal)
- El Manifiesto Romántico (The Romantic Manifesto)
- Available through the Ayn Rand Institute eStore
- Published by Grito Sagrado
Swedish
- Och världen skälvde (Atlas Shrugged)
- Timbro
- ISBN: 91-7566-5565
- timbro.se
- Urkällan (The Fountainhead)
- Lindfors
- ISBN: 91-7268-132-2
- Hymn (Anthem)
- Lindfors
- ISBN: 91-7268-077-6
- Lovsång (Anthem)
- Förlaget Egoisten
- Kapitalismen: det okända idealet (Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal)
- Lindfors
- ISBN: 91-7268-067-9
- Fornuft, egoism, kapitalism och en romantisk livskansla (Reason, Egoism, Capitalism and The Romantic Sense of Life))
- Timbro
Turkish
- Anthem
- Atlas Shrugged
- Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal
- The Fountainhead
- Night of January 16th
- We the Living
- Plato Film Production Co.
- Istanbul
- platofilm.com
Is Howard Roark based on Frank Lloyd Wright?
The characters in Miss Rand’s novels are her own original creations. Miss Rand explicitly stated that Roark was not based on Frank Lloyd Wright. From a letter to a fan
[The fan asked:] “Aren’t some of the character traits and ideals of Howard Roark taken from Frank Lloyd Wright’s life?”
No. There is no similarity between Roark and Mr. Wright as far as personal life, character and basic philosophy are concerned. The only parallel which may be drawn between them is purely architectural—that is, in regard to their stand on modern architecture.
For a full exploration of this issue, see “Howard Roark and Frank Lloyd Wright,” a chapter by Michael S. Berliner in Essays on Ayn Rand’s “The Fountainhead” (ed. Robert Mayhew).
In Atlas Shrugged a number of major events occur on September 2. What significance, if any, did this date have in Miss Rand’s life?
Miss Rand selected that date because it was the date on which she started the actual writing of Atlas Shrugged.
Have any of Miss Rand’s novels been made into movies?
During World War II, an Italian film of We the Living was produced without Ayn Rand’s knowledge. Largely faithful to the book, the film was approved by Italy’s fascist government on the grounds that it was anticommunist. But the Italian public understood that the movie was just as antifascist as it was anticommunist. People grasped Ayn Rand’s theme that dictatorship as such is evil, and embraced the movie. Five months after its release, Mussolini’s government figured out what everyone else knew, and banned the movie. This is eloquent proof of Miss Rand’s claim that the book is not “merely about Russia.”
After the war the movie was re-edited under Miss Rand’s supervision. The movie is still played at art-house cinemas, and is now available on DVD.
[Excerpt from Reader’s Guide to Selected Works by Ayn Rand, Penguin 1999]
The novel was made into a motion picture in 1949, starring Gary Cooper and Patricia Neal, for which Ayn Rand wrote the screenplay. The movie, available on DVD, often plays on cable TV and at art-house cinemas, where it is always received enthusiastically.
Atlas Shrugged has been adapted into a movie, Atlas Shrugged: Part 1. See our FAQ on the movie.
I’m a teacher. May I reproduce one of Ayn Rand’s essays for my class?
The Estate of Ayn Rand, having secured the agreement of Penguin Putnam, allows the photocopying of a single Ayn Rand essay, free of charge, for use on a one-time basis and only in the teaching of a high school or college course, under the following conditions:
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The essay is reproduced in its entirety with no omissions or alterations.
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The students are charged no fee.
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It is understood that all rights to the photocopied material, other than the specific permission granted above—i.e., all rights to its publication or public dissemination in any medium—are retained by the copyright holder.
Teachers who wish to depart from any of these conditions—such as those wishing to reproduce only excerpts from an essay or novel, or to copy more than a single essay—must forward a specific proposal to the Estate of Ayn Rand, which will consider any request on its merits.
For teachers, see also ARI’s classroom lesson plans on Anthem and The Fountainhead.
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