Anthem (1938)
This novelette depicts a world of the future, a society so collectivized that even the word “I” has vanished from the language. Anthem’s theme is: the meaning and glory of man’s ego.
Listen to an audiobook excerpt from Chapter One.
Read Ayn Rand’s answers to questions about Anthem.
View a video lecture by Dr. Shoshana Milgram: “Teaching Ayn Rand’s Anthem: Theme, Foils, and Special Challenges”.