Mean Girl

 
"Astute."—New York Times 

Ayn Rand’s complicated notoriety as popular writer, leader of a political and philosophical cult, reviled intellectual, and ostentatious public figure endured beyond her death in 1982. In the twenty-first century, she has been resurrected as a serious reference point for mainstream figures, especially those on the political right from Paul Ryan to Donald Trump. Mean Girl follows Rand’s trail through the twentieth century from the Russian Revolution to the Cold War and traces her posthumous appeal and the influence of her novels via her cruel, surly, sexy heroes. Outlining the impact of Rand’s philosophy of selfishness, Mean Girl illuminates the Randian shape of our neoliberal, contemporary culture of greed and the dilemmas we face in our political present.

„Astute”. - New York Times Notorietatea complicata a lui Ayn Rand ca scriitoare populara, lider al unui cult politic si filosofic, intelectual jignit si personaj public ostentativ, a indurat dincolo de moartea sa in 1982. In secolul al XXI-lea, ea a fost inviata ca un punct de referinta serios pentru figurile de masa, in special pentru cei de dreapta politica de la Paul Ryan la Donald Trump. Mean Girl urmareste urmele lui Rand prin secolul al XX-lea, de la Revolutia Rusa la Razboiul Rece si urmareste recursul ei postum si influenta romanelor sale prin eroii ei cruzi, surati si sexy.