Robert Mayhew

Essays on Ayn Rand's "We the Living" Robert Mayhew Second edition

This is the second edition of the study of Ayn Rand s first novel, We the Living, which is set in Soviet Russia, and was written in 1936, ten years after she left the U. S. S. R. Topics explored include: the fascinating history behind the novel s creation; its autobiographical nature; its reception during America s Red Decade; its connection to Victor Hugo (Rand s favorite novelist); and, the philosophy of freedom and the sanctity of life which it portrays and defends."