# Anthem

By Ayn Rand.

"Anthem" by Ayn Rand is a dystopian novella written in 1937 and first published in 1938. Set in a future Dark Age where individuality has been erased and technological progress is controlled, the story follows Equality 7-2521, a young man who commits the ultimate transgression: independent thought. Through secret scientific research, he rediscovers electricity and falls in love with Liberty 5-3000. When his forbidden activities are exposed, they flee into the wilderness to forge a new world built on the revolutionary concept of "I." (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Science fiction; Psychological fiction; Love stories; Time travel -- Fiction; Men -- Psychology -- Fiction; Individuality -- Fiction

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## Audiobooks of it

- [Anthem](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/767) by Ayn Rand (2 h 12 min, English)
- [Anthem (version 3)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/8082) by Ayn Rand (1 h 18 min, English)
- [Anthem (Version 4)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/8682) by Ayn Rand (2 h 12 min, English)
- [Anthem (Version 6)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/19826) by Ayn Rand (2 h, English)

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