{"product_id":"we-the-living-isbn-9780451233592","title":"We the Living","description":"\u003cb\u003eAyn Rand's first published novel, a timeless story that   explores the struggles of the individual against the state in Soviet   Russia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e First published in 1936, \u003ci\u003eWe the Living\u003c\/i\u003e portrays the impact of the Russian Revolution on three human   beings who demand the right to live their own lives and pursue their own   happiness. It tells of a young woman’s passionate love, held like a fortress   against the corrupting evil of a totalitarian state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWe the Living\u003c\/i\u003e is not   a story of politics, but of the men and women who have to struggle for   existence behind the Red banners and slogans. It is a picture of what those   slogans do to human beings. What happens to the defiant ones? What happens to   those who succumb? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Against a vivid panorama of political revolution and personal revolt, Ayn   Rand shows what the theory of socialism means in practice.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIncludes an Introduction and Afterword by Ayn   Rand’s Philosophical Heir, Leonard Peikoff\u003c\/b\u003eBorn February 2, 1905, \u003cb\u003eAyn Rand\u003c\/b\u003e published her first novel, \u003ci\u003eWe the Living\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1936. \u003ci\u003eAnthem\u003c\/i\u003e followed in 1938. It was with the publication of \u003ci\u003eThe Fountainhead\u003c\/i\u003e (1943) and \u003ci\u003eAtlas Shrugged\u003c\/i\u003e (1957) that she achieved her spectacular success. Rand’s unique philosophy, Objectivism, has gained a worldwide audience. The fundamentals of her philosophy are put forth in three nonfiction books, \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Objectivist Epistemology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Virtues of Selfishness\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCapitalism: The Unknown Ideal\u003c\/i\u003e. They are all available in Signet editions, as is the magnificent statement of her artistic credo, \u003ci\u003eThe Romantic Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Signet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301052928229,"sku":"NP9780451233592","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780451233592.jpg?v=1767743702","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/we-the-living-isbn-9780451233592","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}