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'''''Atlas Shrugged''''' is an allegorical novel by [[Ayn Rand]], first published in 1957 in the USA.
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'''''Atlas Shrugged''''' is novel by [[Ayn Rand]], first published in 1957 in the [[United States of America|United States]]. It was partially an allegory to promote the author's philosophy of [[Objectivism]]. The plot concerns the crumbling of the United States economy due to [[collectivism]] and [[altruism]], which Rand considered detrimental to society, and the identity of John Galt, the mysterious protagonist of the story.