Atlas Shrugged
American novelist, 1905–1982.
Atlas Shrugged is a 1957 novel by Ayn Rand. It was shortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction in 1958.
On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Ayn Rand
- First published
- 1957
- Length
- 1184 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- National Book Award for Fiction shortlist, 1958
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Political, Philosophical
Is Atlas Shrugged worth reading?
2 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it: the National Book Award for Fiction and The Great American Read (PBS).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| National Book Award for Fiction (winners and finalists) (National Book Foundation, 1958) | Shortlist | See the list |
| The Great American Read (PBS, 2018) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of Atlas Shrugged
The edition we link to is the Penguin Classics paperback (2007), 1184 pages.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics (paperback, 2007)
- Pages
- 1184
- ISBN
- 9780141188935
How critics, prizes and readers rate Atlas Shrugged
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 33% of the points available on prize lists, against 15% on readers' and booksellers' lists and 0% on critics' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Atlas Shrugged
If you liked Atlas Shrugged, try Nineteen Eighty-Four, The Road or Never Let Me Go.
