# The Fountainhead

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- Book: [The Fountainhead](https://www.bookquiver.com/ayn-rand/the-fountainhead) ([The Fountainhead.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/ayn-rand/the-fountainhead.md))
- Authors: [Ayn Rand](https://www.bookquiver.com/ayn-rand)
- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4118-862-1
- Pages: 752
- Published: 2007-02-01
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Ayn Rand's story of Howard Roark, a brilliant architect who dares to stand alone against the hostility of second-hand souls. First published in 1943, this best-selling novel is a passionate defense of individualism and presents an exalted view of man's creative potential; it is a book about ambition, power, gold and love.