02172nam a2200373 i 450000100060000000300090000600500170001500800410003201000170007302000180009002000150010803500130012304000380013604200080017405000250018208200150020708400450022210000240026724000230029124500910031426000460040530000230045150000560047452010210053052600080155165000340155965000370159365000290163065000250165965000290168465000220171365500230173585200400175845962BD-DhAAL20260629122856.0260629t20152015nyu           000 1 eng    a  2015001507  a9780451475558  a0451475550  a18460245  aDLCbengcDLCerdadDLCdBD-DhAAL  apcc00aPS3535.A547bA6 201500a813.54223  aFIC037000aFIC025000aDRA0010002bisacsh1 aRand, Ayn,eauthor.10aWorks.kSelections10aIdeal :bthe novel and the play /cAyn Rand ; with an introduction by Leonard Peikoff.  aNew York :bNew American Library,c©2015  a246 pages ;c20 cm  a"Includes the never-before-published novel"--Cover.  a"Originally conceived as a novel but then transformed into a play by Ayn Rand, Ideal is the story of beautiful but tormented actress Kay Gonda. Accused of murder, she is on the run, and she turns for help to six fans who have written letters to her, each telling her that she represents their ideal a respectable family man, a far-left activist, a cynical artist, an evangelist, a playboy, and a lost soul. Each reacts to her plight in his own way, their reactions a glimpse into their secret selves and their true values. In the end, their responses to her pleas give Kay the answers she has been seeking. Ideal was written in 1934 as a novel, but Ayn Rand thought the theme of the piece would be better realized as a play and put the novel aside. Now both versions of Ideal are available for the first time ever to the millions of Ayn Rand fans around the world, giving them a unique opportunity to explore the creative process of Rand as she wrote first a book, then a play, and the differences between the two"--8 aAAL 0aIdeals (Aesthetics)vFiction. 0aFugitives from justicevFiction. 0aLetter writingvFiction. 7aFICTION / Political. 7aFICTION / Psychological. 7aDRAMA / American.  aPolitical fiction.1 aAyesha Abed LibrarycGeneral Stacks