Order of Ayn Rand Books

Ayn Rand (1905-1982) was a Russian-American author and philosopher. She is best known for her novel Atlas Shrugged and for developing the Objectivist movement. Her fiction was often negatively reviewed by critics at the time due to her philosophy.

Ayn Rand made her fiction debut in 1936 with semi-autobiographical novel We the Living. Below is a list of Ayn Rand’s novels in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

We the Living	(1936)
Anthem	(1938)
The Fountainhead	(1943)
Atlas Shrugged	(1957)
Ideal	(2015)

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

The Early Ayn Rand

(1984)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

For the New Intellectual	(1961)
The Virtue of Selfishness	(1964)
The Romantic Manifesto	(1969)

Publication Order of Standalone Plays

The Night of January 16th

(1936)

Publication Order of Anthologies

50 Classic Novellas

(2011)

If You Like Ayn Rand Books, You’ll Love…

• Leo Tolstoy
• Ernest Hemingway
• Charles Dickens

One Response to “Order of Ayn Rand Books”

1. WebInsider: 8 years ago

   Hiding “First Street” diatribe?

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