What American author wrote the bestselling books, "Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged"?

Thank you Mr. Boyle.

Born in Russia.

Unfortunately for the US, Rand has had a significant effect on influential members of the Republican Party for quite some time. She is always mentioned in connection with her two Big books, Atlas and Fountainhead. However, for a summary of her philosophy in much shorter form, you might try on her collection of political essays titled “The Virtue of Selfishness” (1964). The essays are a shorthand version of her philosophy of Objectivism which is the guiding light of all her writings.

She is one of the great political philosophers of our time.

She was Russian, born in St. Petersburg

Russian-American

I have read both the Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. I believe they should be required reading for every college freshmen and every congressional freshmen. She had seen firsthand what socialism would do a country. I started the We the living which is based on her life as a young women.

I read the books. Not a fan.

Some of my favorites!

LOVE all her books!

So sad that she died same week as John Belushi and hardly made the news

She also wrote a novel called Anthem. My dad gave me these when I was a teenager. And while I don't agree with all of her philosophy now, as I'm quite the liberal these days, her ideas were very instrumental in the development of my philosophical maturity.

Not an Ayn Rand fan.

good question

Not a clue, 50/50 and just WAG'ed it.