After two early novels that were initially unsuccessful and two Broadway plays, she achieved fame with her 1943 novel, The Fountainhead.
ˈæftɚ tˈuː ˈɜːli nˈɑːvəlz ðæt wɜːɹ ɪnˈɪʃəli ʌnsəksˈɛsfəl ænd tˈuː bɹˈɔːdweɪ plˈeɪz, ʃiː ɐtʃˈiːvd fˈeɪm wɪð hɜː nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː nˈɑːvəl, ðə fˈaʊntɪnhˌɛd.