<P> The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Russian - American author Ayn Rand , her first major literary success . The novel 's protagonist , Howard Roark , is an individualistic young architect who designs modernist buildings and refuses to compromise with an architectural establishment unwilling to accept innovation . Roark embodies what Rand believed to be the ideal man , and his struggle reflects Rand 's belief that individualism is superior to collectivism . </P>
<P> The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Russian - American author Ayn Rand , her first major literary success . The novel 's protagonist , Howard Roark , is an individualistic young architect who designs modernist buildings and refuses to compromise with an architectural establishment unwilling to accept innovation . Roark embodies what Rand believed to be the ideal man , and his struggle reflects Rand 's belief that individualism is superior to collectivism . </P>
who authored the famous novel the fountain head
who authored the famous novel the fountain head
Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand