Divided into three parts entitled "Non-Contradiction", "Either-Or", and "A is A", it sees the copper heir Francisco d'Anconia conduct an affair with the railroad magnate Dagny Taggert while both try to explain the mysterious disappearances of people of ability from the world.
A key development in this novel is the discovery of plans for a static energy converter among the ruins of a deserted factory. The author's theory that sexual desire is a true expression of one's values is illustrated when Lillian's vapid conversation causes her husband Hank Rearden to lose interest in her. Divided into three parts entitled "Non-Contradiction", "Either-Or", and "A is A", it sees the copper heir Francisco d'Anconia conduct an affair with the railroad magnate Dagny Taggert while both try to explain the mysterious disappearances of people of ability from the world. Opening with the question "Who is John Galt?", FTP, what is this novel which, with The Fountainhead, is the best known novel by Ayn Rand?
A key development in this novel is the discovery of plans for a static energy converter among the ruins of a deserted factory.
Atlas Shrugged