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[[Ayn Rand]] |
The Fountainhead |
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The Fountainhead is a [[1943]] novel by Russian-American author [[Ayn Rand]], her first major literary success. The novel's protagonist, [[Howard Roark]], is an intransigent young architect who battles against conventional standards and refuses to compromise with an architectural establishment unwilling to accept innovation. Roark embodies what Rand believed to be the ideal man, and his struggle reflects Rand's belief that [[Individualism|individualism]] is superior to [[Collectivism|collectivism]].