02794nam a2200421 i 4500 45962 BD-DhAAL 20260629122856.0 260629t20152015nyu 000 1 eng 2015001507 9780451475558 0451475550 18460245 DLC eng DLC rda DLC BD-DhAAL pcc PS3535.A547 A6 2015 813.54 23 FIC037000 FIC025000 DRA001000 bisacsh Rand, Ayn, author. Works. Selections Ideal : the novel and the play / Ayn Rand ; with an introduction by Leonard Peikoff. New York : New American Library, ©2015 246 pages ; 20 cm "Includes the never-before-published novel"--Cover. "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"-- AAL Donated by Farhana Zahir, Assistant Professor, BRAC Business School, BRAC University 45962 Ideals (Aesthetics) Fiction. 61499 Fugitives from justice Fiction. 15481 Letter writing Fiction. 61500 FICTION / Political. 61496 FICTION / Psychological. 61497 DRAMA / American. 61498 Political fiction. Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks ddc BK 48174 48174 0 0 ddc 0 813_540000000000000_RAN 0 79438 BRACUL BRACUL NEW 2026-06-29 Donated by Farhana Zahir, Assistant Professor, BRAC Business School, BRAC University 1 813.54 RAN 3010045962 2026-08-16 2026-08-09 2026-08-09 1 2026-06-29 BK Donated copy received from Farhana Zahir, Assistant Professor, BRAC Business School, BRAC University on 18 May 2026; $ 16.00 Price available in the book