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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Robert Mayhew Klappentext This is the second edition of the study of Ayn Rand’s first novel, We the Living, which is set in Soviet Russia, and was written in 1936, ten years after she left the U.S.S.R. Topics explored include: the fascinating history behind the novel’s creation; its autobiographical nature; its reception during America’s "Red Decade"; its connection to Victor Hugo (Rand’s favorite novelist); and, the philosophy of freedom and the sanctity of life which it portrays and defends. Zusammenfassung This is the second edition of the study of Ayn Rand s first novel! We the Living! which is set in Soviet Russia! and was written in 1936! ten years after she left the U.S.S.R. Topics explored include: the fascinating history behind the novel s creation; its autobiographical nature; its reception during America s Red Decade; its connection to Victor Hugo (Rand s favorite novelist); and! the philosophy of freedom and the sanctity of life which it portrays and defends." Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments Bibliographical Note Part 1: The History of We the Living Chapter 1: From Airtight to We the Living: The Drafts of Ayn Rand's First Novel by Shoshana Milgram Chapter 2: Parallel Lives: Models and Inspirations for Characters in We the Living by Scott McConnell Chapter 3: We the Living and the Rosenbaum Family Letters by Dina Schein Federman Chapter 4: The Education of Kira Argounova and Leo Kovalensky by Shoshana Milgram Chapter 5: Russian Revolutionary Ideology and We the Living by John Ridpath Chapter 6: The Music of We the Living by Michael S. Berliner Chapter 7: Publishing We the Living by Richard E. Ralston Chapter 8: Reviews of We the Living by Michael S. Berliner Chapter 9: Adapting We the Living by Jeff Britting Chapter 10: We the Living: '36 and '59 by Robert Mayhew Part 2: We the Living as Literature and as Philosophy Chapter 11: We the Living and Victor Hugo: Ayn Rand's First Novel and the Novelist She Ranked First by Shoshana Milgram Ch ...
