Atlas Shrugged

Ayn Rand's third and final novel, Atlas Shrugged, is a sprawling philosophical work of fiction that blends a complex economic thriller with a manifesto for Objectivism. The narrative follows Dagny Taggart, a railroad executive, and Hank Rearden, a steel magnate, as they navigate a society where the most productive citizens are being systematically drained of their resources and intellectual energy by a parasitic state. As the economy collapses, the protagonists are drawn into a secret movement led by the enigmatic John Galt, who has orchestrated the strike of the mind to expose the moral bankruptcy of altruism.

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